Hall v. Philadelphia Co.

RobiNson, Judge :

The Philadelphia Company was under contract with Hall and his wife, by the terms of an usual oil and gas lease, to furnish them free gas for domestic use from a producing gas well drilled on their land under the lease. By a connection which they had made with the well, the Halls were using the gas in their dwelling, depending on it for light and fuel. They were also burning the gas at one place outside the dwelling, to light the way to other buildings. The company, claiming that the outside light was not domestic use, notified Hall and his wife to extinguish it. Because they…