New Meadows Holding Co. v. Washington Water Power Co.
Court of Appeals of Washington
1Opinion of the Court
Munson, A.C.J.
On December 31, 1978, Mark Brown sustained serious burns when the home he rented from New Meadows Holding Company and owner Harvey Raugust (New Meadows) was destroyed by a fire. The fire began when Mr. Brown attempted to light his oil stove and unknowingly ignited natural gas leaking into his home underground from a damaged gas line several blocks away. The gas leak was allegedly caused in 1971 when Cableway, Inc. (Cableway), laying underground telephone cable for Pacific Northwest Bell (PNB), damaged a 2-inch gas transmission line owned by Washington Water Power (WWP). Several…
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