U. S. Natural Gas Co. v. Hicks
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
CASE 3 — ACTION BY TALMAGE HICKS BY NEXT FRIEND, &c. AGAINST THE UNITED STATES NATURAL GAS COMPANY FOR DAMAGES FOR PERSONAL INJURIES. — Appeal from Lawrence Circuit Court. , Judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. — POINTS AND AUTHORITIES. 1. The negligence averred not proven. Crane v. Congleton & Bro., 116 S. W. $41; Gaines & Co. v. Johnson, 105 S. W. 381; Triple-State Natural Gas & Oil Co. v. Wellman, 114 Ky. 85, 24 R. 851;Thomas v. Gas.
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CASE 3 — ACTION BY TALMAGE HICKS BY NEXT FRIEND, &c. AGAINST THE UNITED STATES NATURAL GAS COMPANY FOR DAMAGES FOR PERSONAL INJURIES. — Appeal from Lawrence Circuit Court. , Judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. — POINTS AND AUTHORITIES. 1. The negligence averred not proven. Crane v. Congleton & Bro., 116 S. W. $41; Gaines & Co. v. Johnson, 105 S. W. 381; Triple-State Natural Gas & Oil Co. v. Wellman, 114 Ky. 85, 24 R. 851;Thomas v. Gas. Co., 108 Ky. 224; Mangan’s Adm’r. v. Louisville Elect. Lt. Co., 122 Ky. 476; 29 R. 38; Thornton Oil & Gas Sec. 611; McGuinness v. Butler, 159 Mass. 233;…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the court by
Judge Nunn
— Affirming.
Appellant prosecutes this appeal from a judgment rendered upon a verdict of a jury for $250 in favor of appellee. Appellant owns and operates pipe lines for the purpose of conveying natural gas from its *14fields in Martin county, Ky., to its customers in several towns in Kentucky, West Virginia, and Ohio. • One of its lines passes through a small town in Lawrence county, Ky., called “Buchanan,” and is 'located in, or partly in, the public road at that point. In 'the construction and operation of gas lines, it is necessary, for the purpose of cutting…
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