SMITH v. KAUFFMAN

No. 3-1075A225.

366 N.E.2d 1195 (1977)

Helen SMITH, Special Administratrix of the Estate of Arthur W. Smith, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Floyd KAUFFMAN and Standard Oil Company, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Indiana, Third District.

September 12, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward N. Kalamaros, Edward N. Kalamaros & Associates, South Bend, for plaintiff-appellant.

Timothy W. Woods, Jones, Obenchain, Johnson Ford & Pankow, South Bend, for defendants-appellees.


HOFFMAN, Judge.

Helen Smith, Special Administratrix of the Estate of Arthur W. Smith, brought an action against Floyd Kauffman and Standard Oil Company for the wrongful death of her husband. The allegations of the complaint were generally that the defendants had a duty of care with regard to the mechanical means and applied method of fueling a crane, which they failed to observe, causing the accidental fire which killed the decedent. After a trial by jury, a verdict...

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