SOOY v. PETROLANE STEEL GAS, INC.

No. 84-555.

708 P.2d 1014 (1985)

Arlyn J. SOOY, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. PETROLANE STEEL GAS, INC., et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided November 12, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Burgess, Joyce & Whelan, Thomas F. Joyce, argued, Butte, for plaintiff and appellant.

Corette, Smith, Pohlman & Allen, Lisa Swan, argued, Butte, for Petrolane Steel Gas.

Poore, Roth & Robinson, I. Richard Orizotti, argued, Butte, for Exxon Corp.

Henningson & Purcell, James E. Purcell, argued, Butte, for Shell Oil.


HARRISON, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the District Court, Fifth Judicial District, Beaverhead County, denying plaintiff, Arlyn J. Sooy's motion for leave to file an amended complaint and granting respondents' motions for summary judgment. We reverse.

On June 19, 1980, Sooy attempted to light the pilot light on the hot water heater in the basement of his home in Wisdom. An explosion ensued and he was seriously injured. On June 17, 1983, he...

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