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Anonymous v. Ransom Street Apartments; Citizens Gas

On November 4, 1984 the plaintiff ‘s child, then age two, received instantaneous scald burns when he fell into a bathtub being filled with hot water. His sister, then age six, tried to rescue him after he had fallen in, thus sustaining burns to over 30% of her body. The two year old later died in Indiana University hospital on December 18, 1984 following extensive and unsuccessful treatment for his burns.

On the day the two children sustained their injuries, the gas water heater at their Ransom Street apartment was delivering hot water at a temperature in access of 171 degrees, whereas the recommended water heater setting is 120 degrees.

It was found that the temperature setting on the water heater control at their Ransom Street apartment was at all times in the maximum hot position from the time the plaintiff and her children took possession of the apartment until the day they sustained their injuries. The defendants, Ransom Street Apartments, Inc. were found to be guilty of improperly maintaining the residence, and that the death of the two-year-old boy and the injuries to the six-year-old girl were a direct result of their negligence. Tabor Law Firm was able to assist the Smith’s in obtaining a five figure recovery from the Defendants that would help pay for the medical expenses of both children, as well as cover the cost of the burial.

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