FICKES v. PETROLANE-ALASKA GAS SERV., INC.

Nos. 4035, 4077.

628 P.2d 908 (1981)

Lester J. FICKES and Dorothy M. Fickes, Appellants, v. PETROLANE-ALASKA GAS SERVICE, INC., Appellee. PETROLANE-ALASKA GAS SERVICE, INC., Cross-Appellant, v. Lester J. FICKES and Dorothy M. Fickes, Cross-Appellees.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

May 29, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Rosie, Whiting & Rosie, Fairbanks, for appellants and cross-appellees.

Clay A. Young, Delaney, Wiles, Moore, Hayes & Reitman, Inc., Anchorage, for appellee and cross-appellant.

Before RABINOWITZ, C.J., CONNOR, BURKE, and MATTHEWS, JJ., and DIMOND, Senior Justice.


OPINION

CONNOR, Justice.

On December 16, 1975, an explosion occurred in the water treatment plant at a trailer court owned by appellants. Appellants brought a civil action against appellees, claiming that the explosion was caused by propane gas escaping from underground lines installed and maintained by appellee, and that appellee was negligent in respect thereto.

At trial, evidence was adduced to support appellants' theory, but appellee presented...

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