Legal Opinion
Hemrock v. Peoples Natural Gas Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 15, 1966No. Appeals, Nos. 250 and 261PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Musmanno,
On December 6, 1959, Samuel Hemrock and his wife Helen Hemrock, after an absence of several days from their abode, having attended a funeral outside the State, re-entered their home at 21 Virginia Drive in Lincoln Borough at about 3 p.m. They saw nor heard anything which would warn them of any onrushing danger, but, in a matter of minutes after they had crossed the threshold, their house rocked to an explosion which wrecked the entire structure and visited grave disabling and disfiguring injuries to Mrs. Hem-rock, leaving her life as desolate as their house was…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Smith v. Bell Telephone Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
- MacDougall v. Penna. Power & Light Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1933
- Hudson v. GraceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
- Kosco v. Hachmeister, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
- Zartner v. GeorgeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1914
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Speyer, Inc. v. Humble Oil & Refining Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968
- McKenzie v. Cost Bros., Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Kubit v. RussSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Cumming v. Nielson's, Inc.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1988
- Karle v. National Fuel Gas Distribution Corp.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1978
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