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JACKSON v. STANDARD OIL CO.

No. 660-2.

8 Wn. App. 83 (1972)

505 P.2d 139

EARL W. JACKSON, as Administrator, Appellant, v. STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA et al., Respondents.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division Two.

December 13, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hugh Miracle (of Miracle & Pruzan), for appellant.

R. DeWitt Jones (of Jones, Read & Church), for respondents.

PEARSON, J.

This is a wrongful death action brought by the personal representative of Norman Zumwalt, deceased. Mr. Zumwalt, a welder by trade, was killed when an empty fuel storage tank exploded as he commenced to repair a hole by welding.

The action was commenced against (1) Standard Oil Company of California, the manufacturer and seller of certain petroleum products which had previously been delivered into the storage tank in question; (2) Jay Brockway...

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