Kulas v. Public Service Electric & Gas Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Pboctob, J.

This action in negligence arises out of an accident which occurred on April 9, 1960, when the plaintiffs’ house was destroyed as a result of an explosion. The jury returned a verdict of $18,000 against the defendants Public Service Electric and Gas Company and Jacob Jacobs & Sons (Jacobs). A verdict of no cause for action was returned in favor of the third-party defendant Vincent White against the third-party plaintiff Jacobs. Jacobs did not appeal from either judgment. The defendant Public Service moved for judgment notwithstanding the…