MARSHALL v. CO-OPERATIVE OIL CO. OF OLMSTED COUNTY

No. 41596.

169 N.W.2d 395 (1969)

Leon MARSHALL, Respondent, v. CO-OPERATIVE OIL COMPANY OF OLMSTED COUNTY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

July 3, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nord, Webster & Brennan, St. Paul, for appellant.

Dingle, Krieger, Patterson, Rochester, for respondent.

Heard before KNUTSON, C. J., and MURPHY, ROGOSHESKE, SHERAN, and PETERSON, JJ.


OPINION

PER CURIAM.

This is a case involving an explosion-fire claimed to have been caused by the ignition of propane gas which percolated through the soil from a leak in an outside, underground supply line into a basement and there accumulated in a sufficient amount to ignite and cause a flash fire. Plaintiff, a painter by trade, suffered severe burns, and his recently purchased dwelling house, located in Rochester, was badly burned. Following a trial,...

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