R. Allen May v. Aog Holding Corp‪.‬

Plaintiffs R. Allen May and his wife Mary May brought this action against defendant AOG Holding Corp., formerly known as Union
L.P. Gas Systems, Inc., (Union Gas), for injuries sustained by R. Allen May arising out of an explosion which occurred on
February 28, 1981, at Queen City Car Wash in Springfield. Mary May's claim was based on loss of her husband's consortium.
The explosion occurred when a hose connected to a propane tank on a pickup truck became entangled in an overhead brush inside
the car wash. Union Gas had "converted" the truck so that it could operate on propane gas. The truck was owned by James Wade.
May was a customer of the car wash at the time of the explosion. Prior to the trial, the trial court sustained plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment as to the liability of Union Gas, with
respect to any actual damages sustained by each plaintiff, based on the collateral estoppel effect of a final judgment entered
in an earlier lawsuit arising out of the same explosion.