RULE v. EMPIRE GAS CORP.


563 S.W.2d 551 (1978)

Hugh E. RULE and wife, Betty T. Rule, Petitioners, v. EMPIRE GAS CORPORATION, Empire Gas, Inc., of Clinton, Tennessee, Shelby H. Mounger and Ben Price, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

Rehearing Denied April 10, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald L. Grimm, John D. Lockridge, Knoxville, for petitioners; Ambrose, Wilson, Lockridge & Grimm, Knoxville, of counsel.

Robert A. Finley, J.W. Baker, Knoxville, for respondents; Kennerly, Montgomery, Howard & Finley, Poore, Cox, Baker, McAuley, Ray & Byrne, Knoxville, of counsel.


OPINION

BROCK, Justice.

This is an action for personal injuries in which we granted certiorari to review the judgment of the Court of Appeals reversing judgments obtained by the plaintiffs in the trial court.

The plaintiffs, Hugh Rule and his wife, Betty Rule, engaged the services of the defendant corporations to supply liquified petroleum gas (LP gas) for use at their residence. The Rules heated a swimming pool at their residence by means of a gas...

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