Plaintiff and a friend were camping with a canvas tent. The tent was a winter-type tent and was equipped with a chimney to permit the use of a stove within the tent.

 

Although the tent manufacturer had previously made flame-retardant tents, it had stopped making them some years before and plaintiff’s tent was not flame-retarded. The tent caught on fire causing severe burns to the plaintiff.

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