Williams v. Amoco Production Co.

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• holding that although natural gas is both poisonous and highly flammable, operating natural gas well is not ultrahazardous
• drilling and operation of natural gas well was not abnormally dangerous activity for purposes of determining whether to impose strict liability on gas company
• reaffirming adoption of §§ 519 and 520 of the Restatement (Second) of Torts for determining whether an activity is abnormally dangerous
• recognizing Restatement principles of strict liability
• adopting test for determining whether an activity is abnormally dangerous

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