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Products Liability Keyed Owen, 8th Ed.
Bowen v. Cochran
Citation:
556 S.E.2d 530 (2001)Facts
David Bowen purchased a gas cooking grill from Fred Cochran, having previously bought two other cookers from him. When using the cooker at home, Bowen lit it with rolled-up newspaper and then opened the gas valve. After the cooker lit, Bowen went inside his home for approximately 30 minutes. Upon returning, he found the flame had extinguished. He raised the lid, turned off the gas, and waited for the gas smell to dissipate. Bowen then made three attempts to relight the cooker using rolled-up newspaper. During the third attempt, as he bent over to look into the cooker, a burst of flame exploded, knocking him to the ground and causing severe burns to his hands and forearms. Cochran testified that he had instructed Bowen on the proper lighting procedure using a trigger lighter, which Bowen did not follow. Cochran also claimed he had observed Bowen lighting the cooker improperly on a previous occasion and had corrected him.
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