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Aspon v. Loomis, 816 P.2d 751 (1991)

Citation
Aspon v. Loomis, 816 P.2d 751 (1991)
Parent Document
Aspon v. Loomis, 816 P.2d 751 (1991)
Jurisdiction
Washington (state)
Effective Date
1991-09-16

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As an electrician, Edward Loomis had worked on over 100 residential and commercial furnaces, and was familiar with the general operation of furnaces. In the course of his 35 years of employment on construction sites, he observed crews install heating systems and he read instruction manuals on the repair of furnaces. Although Loomis wired furnaces, he never hooked up vent pipes. Prior to the incident, he had done remodeling work in the utility room, changed the location of the washer and dryer, and changed the oil filter on the furnace. He knew that the pipe in question was a venting duct and that the occupants of the premises would have to pass near the furnace in order to use the laundry facilities. He was also aware that asbestos board was mounted on the wall nearest the pipe as a fire retardant and that there were remnants of asbestos wrapping attached to the venting pipe, indicating that it had been previously wrapped.