Hartman v. Citizens Natural Gas Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 178, Oct. T., 1904, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Beaver Co., Sept. T., 1902, No. 12, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Margaretta Hartman v. Citizens Natural Gas Company. Trespass to recover damages for injuries to a house and personal property. Before Wilson, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the case. Verdict for plaintiff for $2,983.52, upon which judgment was entered for $2,541.50, all above that amount having been remitted.
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Appeal, No. 178, Oct. T., 1904, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Beaver Co., Sept. T., 1902, No. 12, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Margaretta Hartman v. Citizens Natural Gas Company. Trespass to recover damages for injuries to a house and personal property. Before Wilson, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the case. Verdict for plaintiff for $2,983.52, upon which judgment was entered for $2,541.50, all above that amount having been remitted. Errors assigned were various portions of the charge.
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam,
The result of the evidence is thus fairly stated by the learned judge below in his opinion on the motion for a new trial. “ This case was not without some difficulties, and the defendant strenuously objected to evidence showing that the odor of gas had been detected in the vicinity of plaintiff’s house prior to the accident. There was evidence introduced to show that the odor of escaping gas had been detected in this vicinity for two years consecutively prior to the accident. It was shown upon the trial that after the explosion the service pipe leading from the defendant’s main to…
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