Denson Heating & Air Conditioning Co. v. Oglesby

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• explaining that the plaintiff bears the burden of proof on all “issues essential to the cause of action for negligence” (punctuation omitted)
• where “[t]he expert could only speculate as to the origin of the explosion and fire and could not testify as to an actual cause”
• where \[t]he expert could only speculate as to the origin of the explosion and fire and could not testify as to an actual cause\
• a reasonable inference cannot be based on mere conjecture or probability, or on evidence that is too uncertain or speculative
• where expert could only speculate as to the cause of the furnace explosion, plaintiffs could not establish that any negligence by the defendant in installing or servicing of the furnace caused the explosion
• “[T]here is no evidence that the explosion and resulting fire were caused by any negligence on the part of [the defendant] in the installation and service of the furnace.”

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