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WORDEN v. UNION GAS SYSTEM

No. 40,881

182 Kan. 775 (1958)

324 P.2d 513

O. FLORINE WORDEN, Appellee, v. UNION GAS SYSTEM, INC., a Corporation, THE SKELLY OIL COMPANY, a Corporation (Defendants), MODERN BUILDERS, INC., a Corporation, Appellant, and CHARLES P. TRAGER (Defendant).

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed April 12, 1958.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J.D. Lysaught, of Kansas City, argued the cause, and Arthur J. Stanley, Jr., J.E. Schroeder, Lee E. Weeks, Leonard O. Thomas, Richard Millsap, Robert H. Bingham and Ervin G. Johnson, all of Kansas City, were with him on the briefs for appellant, Modern Builders, Inc.

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

The opinion of the court was delivered by

FATZER, J.:

This action was based upon the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur to recover damages resulting from an explosion causing the destruction of plaintiff's house in Olathe, Kansas. Defendants Union Gas System, Inc., Skelly Oil Co., Modern Builders, Inc. (appellant), and Charles P. Trager each demurred individually to the amended petition. From an order of the trial court overruling each of the demurrers,...

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