Louisville Gas Co. v. Kaufman, Straus & Co.
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 12 — ACTION FOR DAMAGES 1. The boiler -which, exploded did not belong to the Gas Company, and the men who operated it were not employed by the Gas Company; and, therefore, there could be no liability on the Gas Company for the explosion.
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Case 12 — ACTION FOR DAMAGES 1. The boiler -which, exploded did not belong to the Gas Company, and the men who operated it were not employed by the Gas Company; and, therefore, there could be no liability on the Gas Company for the explosion. There was no judgment rendered against the Electric Light Company; and it is not before the court on this appeal. 2. The fact that the Gas Company bought, from the stockholders of the Electric Light Company, all of their stock, and transferred 45 shares of it to nine men who were elected directors of the Electric Light Company, only made the Gas Company…
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE HAZELRIGG
delivered the opinion of the court.
At about 5 o’clock on the evening of October 26, 1891, one of the boilers of the Louisville Electric Light Company exploded, and caused the destruction, by fire, of the wholesale and retail dry-goods and dress-making establishment of Kaufman, Straus & Co., situated across an alley in the vicinity of the electric plant. While there were other persons in the room adjoining the boiler room, there was only one person immediately at the boiler when the explosion occurred; and that person was the fireman Adams, who was killed by the explosion. Some…
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