Moody v. City of Galveston

COLEMAN, Chief Justice.

This is a suit for personal injuries resulting from a fire caused by the ignition of a flammable gas introduced into the plaintiffs’ water line with the water sold to the plaintiffs by the defendant. A judgment for the defendant was entered on a jury verdict. The principal issue on appeal is the applicability of strict liability to a city operating a water supply system. Necessary to the decision of this question is the question of whether water which is infiltrated with a flammable gas is a defective product.

On June 3, 1973 part of the water supply of the City of…