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HARRIS v. NORTHWEST NATURAL GAS CO.

TC A7603-02985; SC 25240.

588 P.2d 18 (1978)

284 Or. 571

Keith A. HARRIS, Appellant, v. NORTHWEST NATURAL GAS COMPANY, an Oregon Corporation, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Oregon.

Argued and Submitted November 4, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leo R. Probst, Portland, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs were Carney, Probst, Levak & Cornelius, Portland.

James H. Clarke, Portland, argued the cause for respondent. With on the brief were Dezendorf, Spears, Lubersky & Campbell, Wayne Hilliard, and James E. Bartels, Portland.

Before DENECKE, C.J., HOLMAN, TONGUE, BRYSON, LENT and LINDE, JJ., and GILLETTE, J. Pro Tem.

Argued and Submitted at Eugene November 4, 1977.

LENT, Justice.

Plaintiff seeks recovery from defendant gas company in strict liability and negligence for personal injuries he suffered when combusting natural gas supplied by the defendant ignited gasoline vapors and thereby caused a fire in plaintiff's garage. Defendant moved to strike plaintiff's complaint in its entirety, claiming that plaintiff had failed to allege facts sufficient to constitute a cause...

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