People's Gas Light & Coke Co. v. Amphlett
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on the Case, for personal injuries. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Joseph E. Gary, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the March term, 1900. Statement.—This suit was brought by appellee to recover damages for personal injury sustained, as is charged, through negligence of appellant. Appellee, with his family, occupied a suite of rooms, or flat, in an apartment house in Chicago.
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Trespass on the Case, for personal injuries. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Joseph E. Gary, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the March term, 1900. Statement.—This suit was brought by appellee to recover damages for personal injury sustained, as is charged, through negligence of appellant. Appellee, with his family, occupied a suite of rooms, or flat, in an apartment house in Chicago. This building was supplied with gas manufactured and furnished by appellant. Upon the day of the injury appellee noticed the odor of escaping gas in the apartment occupied by him,…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Seabs
This appeal presents two questions of controlling importance, viz.: First, does the evidence warrant a finding that there was negligence of appellant which was a proximate cause of the injury; and second, does the evidence establish negligence of appellee contributing to the injury, and hence barring a recovery. We are of opinion that the first question must be answered in the negative. The only evidence connecting appellant with the injury is, that which shows that the gas supplied through the pipes was the property of appellant, and that it owned the meters and had removed them several…
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- Schmeer v. . Gas Light Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1895
- Illinois Central Railroad v. AndersonIllinois Supreme Court · 1900
- McGahan v. Indianapolis Natural Gas Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1894
- Bartlett v. Boston Gas Light Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1875
- Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. v. SimonIllinois Supreme Court · 1896
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- Powers v. Atlanta Gas-Light Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1933
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