Houston Natural Gas Co. v. Kluck

MONTEITH, Chief Justice.

This action was brought by appellee, Mrs. Hattie Kluck, a widow, to recover damages growing out of the death of her husband, Emil Kluck, alleged to .have been caused by the negligence of appellant, Houston Natural Gas Company.

The suit arose out of an explosion caused by an accumulation of natural gas in a *505room occupied by Emil Kluck, which was ignited by a match struck by him, causing burns which resulted in his death.

The deceased was a locomotive fireman in the employ of the Missouri Pacific Railway Company. He arrived in Houston on his regular run at about 7 o’clock…