Conway v. Philadelphia Gas Works Co.

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Barnes,

This is an action to recover damages for injuries sustained by the minor plaintiff while engaged in lighting an automatic gas heater in the cellar of his home.

It appears from the evidence that the plaintiffs had occupied the premises 4048 Castor Avenue, in the city of Philadelphia, since March, 1935. At the time they moved into the property there was already installed in the cellar a gas hot water heater, in which a small pilot light burned continuously. The defendant furnished gas to the premises, but it neither sold nor installed the water heater here in…