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BECKER v. CENTRAL TELEPHONE & UTILITIES CORPORATION

No. CIV 73-4003.

393 F.Supp. 1357 (1975)

E. G. BECKER, d/b/a Rent-It-Center, and Employer's Commercial Union Insurance Company, Plaintiffs, v. CENTRAL TELEPHONE AND UTILITIES CORPORATION et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. South Dakota, S. D.

May 30, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deming Smith and Michael F. Pieplow, of Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith, and Joe W. Cadwell, of Braithwaite & Cadwell, Sioux Falls, S.D., for the plaintiffs.

John L. Morgan and John F. Cogley, of Morgan & Fuller, Mitchell, S.D., for defendant Central Telephone & Utilities Corp.

A. D. Sommervold, of Woods, Fuller, Shultz & Smith, Sioux Falls, S.D., for defendant Black & Veatch Consulting Engineers.

Donald J. Porter, of Martens, Goldsmith, May, Porter & Adam, Pierre, S.D., for the defendant Hood Corp.

MEMORANDUM DECISION

NICHOL, Chief Judge.

In this case for damage to property caused by an explosion of natural gas, the jury returned its verdict in favor of the plaintiffs and against all three defendants. The jury apportioned liability as follows: Central Telephone & Utilities Corporation (Cengas), 45%; Hood Corporation, 35%; and Black & Veatch Consulting Engineers, 20%. Each defendant cross-claimed...

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