Ferguson v. Town Pump, Inc.

Plaintiffs instituted this action against Town Pump, Inc. and Bozeman Town Pump, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as Town Pump) to recover damages resulting from the gasoline contamination of their household water wells. Town Pump filed a third party complaint for indemnification against Wallace Dietman, Inc. Plaintiffs thereafter amended their complaint to include Dieteman as a joint defendant.

A jury trial was held in the District Court, Gallatin County, commencing December 6, 1976. At the close of the evidence, the court granted a directed verdict on the issue of liability against Town Pump…