Morrow v. Otis

This is an action of tort to recover damages for injuries caused by escaping gas. There are three counts, based upon negligence of the defendants, in permitting gas and heating appliances to become defective, to be and remain out of repair, and in knowingly letting to the plaintiff a room wherein the gas fixtures and appliances were defective. ■

The plaintiff was the only witness called. She hired of the defendants a room, lighted and heated by gas, in a building owned by them, for which she paid rent in advance. When the agreement was made, the plaintiff noticed that the gas fixture in the…