WORDEN v. SKELLY OIL CO.

No. 40,856

182 Kan. 723 (1958)

324 P.2d 512

O. FLORINE WORDEN, Appellee, v. SKELLY OIL COMPANY, a Corporation, Appellant; UNION GAS SYSTEM INC., a Corporation, MODERN BUILDERS, INC., a Corporation, CHARLES P. TRAGER, Defendants.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed April 12, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cecil H. Frey, of Tulsa, Okla., argued the cause, and Harold H. Harding, of Kansas City, was with him on the briefs for the appellant.

John J. Alder, of Kansas City, argued the cause, and Harley V. Haskin, of Olathe, was with him on the briefs for the appellee.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

ROBB, J.:

This is one of four separate actions involving the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur arising out of the explosion of the house of plaintiff in Olathe, Kansas. This defendant (Skelly Oil Company) moved to have plaintiff's petition made definite and certain on six grounds, which motion was overruled by the trial court. When a similar motion filed in one of the companion cases (Worden

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