THOMPSON v. CITY OF AURORA

No. 1-1073A184.

313 N.E.2d 713 (1974)

William E. THOMPSON and Willa L. Thompson, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The CITY OF AURORA, Indiana, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Indiana, First District.

Rehearing Denied August 14, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas R. Denmure, Hartell F. Denmure, Aurora, for plaintiffs-appellants.

William H. Turner, Lawrenceburg, Richard R. Mattingly, Aurora, for defendants-appellees.


LOWDERMILK, Judge.

This action is based upon negligence and the theory of res ipsa loquitur, whereby the plaintiffs-appellants, Thompsons, sought to recover damages from defendant-appellee, City of Aurora, Indiana, for the loss from destruction of their home destroyed by a gas explosion and fire caused from a natural gas leak from the city gas distribution system, under the exclusive control of the City.

Thompsons filed their complaint in two Paragraphs...

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