ROACH v. DIXIE GAS CO.

No. W2010-01496-COA-R3-CV.

371 S.W.3d 127 (2011)

Charles ROACH and Joyce Roach v. DIXIE GAS COMPANY; Ben Thomas Williams, Jr., Individually and as Owner and Manager of Dixie Gas Company; Semstream, L.P.; Santie Wholesale Oil Company, A Division of Blue Rhino Reliable Propane; and John Does 1 through 10.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Western Section, at Jackson.

November 14, 2011.

Permission to Appeal Denied by Supreme Court April 20, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward M. Bearman , Memphis, Tennessee, for the Plaintiff/Appellants Charles Roach and Joyce Roach.

John V. McCoy and Eugene M. LaFlamme , Waukesha, Wisconsin; and Kenneth R. Rudstrom , Memphis, Tennessee, for the Defendant/Appellees Dixie Gas Company and Benjamin Thomas Williams, Jr.


OPINION

HOLLY M. KIRBY, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which DAVID R. FARMER, J., and J. STEVEN STAFFORD, J., joined.

This lawsuit for damages arises out of an explosion. The plaintiff customers went to the defendant propane gas facility to fill their recreational vehicle with propane. Soon after they arrived, one of the propane hoses began to leak, and propane gas vapor began to envelope the premises. After a short period of time, the propane...

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