Branham, Admr. v. Fordyce

This is an appeal on questions of law from a judgment in the Court of Common Pleas for defendantappellee upon a directed verdict at the close of plaintiff-appellant’s evidence.

Plaintiff, as administrator, brought the action for the wrongful death of his decedent, Raymond Branham. The amended petition alleges that on February 11, 1955, decedent rented, a housekeeping room in a house operated by defendant, which room contained a gas heater without a flue connection to carry off carbon monoxide and other poisonous gases produced in its use, and that on February 12 Raymond Branham was killed in.…