Manziano v. Public Service Gas Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Minturn, J.

The deceased was found dead, in a trench in the city of Trenton, which he had been employed to guard, and had been guarding during the night. He had been employed by defendant in another capacity during the day, and was put to work on two trenches which had been dug by defendant, in an effort to locate leaks in the gas main.

The following facts were inferable from the testimony.

The gas from the leaks permeated the atmosphere to such an extent that the odor of gas could be detected half a block distant. The intensity and volume of escaping gas…