Legal Opinion
Clare v. Bond County Gas Co.
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided April 21, 1934No. 22233. Reversed and remandedPublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Jones
Appellee recovered a judgment in the circuit court of Bond county against the Bond County Gas Company for damages resulting from an explosion in the building occupied by her. The judgment was affirmed by the Appellate Court for the Fourth District and the cause is here on appeal under a certificate of importance.
In September, 1931, appellee occupied, as a tenant, a one-story brick building in Greenville, in which she conducted a gift and book shop. The building had been piped for gas about twenty-five years previously. Appellee desiring to heat the shop with gas, hired a plumber to install a…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Schmeer v. . Gas Light Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1895
- Okmulgee Gas Co. v. KellySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1924
- Greed v. Manufacturers' Light & Heat Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1913
- Windish v. Peoples Natural Gas Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1915
- Triplett v. Alabama Power Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1925
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3Cited by41 opinions
- Adams v. Northern Illinois Gas Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 2004
- Ciomber v. Cooperative Plus, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
- Graham v. North Carolina Butane Gas Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1950
- Virginia Electric & Power Co. v. Carolina Peanut Co. Virginia Fire & Marine Ins. Co. v. Carolina Peanut Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1951
- Cadogan v. Boston Consolidated Gas Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1935
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