Arkansas Natural Gas Co. v. Gallagher
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Saline Circuit Court; W. H. Evans, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. This is the second appeal of these eases to this court.
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Appeal from Saline Circuit Court; W. H. Evans, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. This is the second appeal of these eases to this court. (See 105 Ark. 477.) Chief Justice McCulloch, who rendered the opinion of the court on the former appeal, stated the facts on that appeal as follows : “Plaintiffs, Patrick Gallagher and Joe Miller, instituted separate actions against defendant, Arkansas Natural Gas Company, to recover damages for personal injuries caused by an explosion of gas during the construction of a pipe line from the Caddo fields to the city of Little Rock. The actions were consolidated…
1Opinion of the Court
Wood, J.,
(after stating the facts). The case was reversed on the former appeal because the court, in its instructions, ignored the contention of the appellant, which was raised in its answer, that the injury 'to the appellees “yas the result of the negligent supervision and direction” of independent' contractors, “their agents and employees.”
We did not pass upon the question on the former appeal as to whether or not the appellant was entitled to an instructed verdict upon the uncontradicted evidence. True, appellant requested such an instruction, and the refusal of the trial court to give it…
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