Legal Opinion
Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. v. ABCO Refrigeration Supply Corp.
Connecticut Superior Court
Decided November 12, 2003No. File No. X01 CV-00 0163760SPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSheedy, J.
The present action arises out of a fire that occurred on November 18,1998, in Norwalk during the construction of a superstore owned by the plaintiff, The Stop & Shop Company (Stop & Shop). Among the defendants being sued are a refrigeration company, F.D.R., Inc. (F.D.R.), and its president David P. Smith. On the date in question, an F.D.R. employee was using an acetylene gas cylinder on the property when that cylinder either fell or was knocked over and its stem and valve assembly was sheared off, permitting gas to escape under pressure and ignite. The fire is alleged to have caused extensive…
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