SAVINA v. WISCONSIN GAS CO.


36 Wis.2d 694 (1967)

SAVINA, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. WISCONSIN GAS COMPANY (formerly known as Milwaukee Gas Light Company) and others, Defendants and Respondents: BARBER-COLMAN COMPANY and another, Impleaded Defendants and Respondents.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

November 28, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiff-appellant there were briefs by Stephen R. Miller and Kersten & McKinnon, attorneys, and Kenan J. Kersten of counsel, all of Milwaukee, and oral argument by Kenan J. Kersten.

For the defendant-respondent Wisconsin Gas Company there were briefs by Harrold J. McComas, Timothy R. Casgar, and Foley, Sammond & Lardner, all of Milwaukee, and oral argument by Mr. McComas.

For the defendants-respondents Pyromatic Industrials, Inc., and Maurice A. Embertson there was a brief by Wells & Boyle and Howard H. Boyle, Jr., all of Beaver Dam, and oral argument by Howard H. Boyle, Jr.

For the defendants-respondents Industrial Temperature Controls, Inc., and James Williams there was a brief by Kivett & Kasdorf, attorneys, and James P. Reardon of counsel, all of Milwaukee, and oral argument by Mr. Reardon.

For the impleaded defendant-respondent Barber-Colman Company there was a brief by Wickham, Borgelt, Skogstad & Powell, attorneys, and Kurt H. Frauen and Thomas N. Klug of counsel, all of Milwaukee, and oral argument by Mr. Frauen.

For the impleaded defendant-respondent Midland Ross Corporation there was a brief by Ames, Riordan, Crivello & Sullivan of Milwaukee, and oral argument by Frank T. Crivello.


HALLOWS, J.

The gas-fired oven, an appliance about seven feet high, six feet wide and 10 feet long, was used to dry tool housings which are spray painted in the same room. On top of the oven is located the complicated burner apparatus with various electronic or electrically motivated valves and safety controls and motors. Air is heated by the burner and then blown into the oven to dry the housings. The explosion took place in the oven

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