Wolff v. Buzzards Bay Gas Co.

The plaintiff brought this action of tort to recover for loss sustained by him in a fire which destroyed a house and contents located in Falmouth and owned by him. The house was unoccupied from September 5, 1960, until May 31,1961, when the fire occurred. A plumber employed by the plaintiff shut off the water and gas in the fall of 1960. Thereafter, over a period of months during the winter and spring, the plaintiff received bills from the defendant company for gas furnished to the premises. To each of these he replied in writing that the house was unoccupied and indicated that he could not…