Legal Opinion
South Carolina Natural Gas Co. v. Phillips
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 28, 1961No. 8201PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYNSWORTH, Circuit Judge.
A high pressure gas transmission pipeline belonging to the plaintiff, South Carolina Natural Gas Company, was fractured by a 30-ton Euclid pan earth mover owned by King Brothers, which was being operated by King’s employees for the purpose of obtaining earth for use as fill on a nearby construction site. Escaping gas was ignited by sparks created by the steel pan scraping the ruptured pipe, or by contact with the hot manifold of the pan’s 300-horsepower engine. The resulting fire was not extinguished until a day and a half later when repairs to the high pressure gas…
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3Cited by8 opinions
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