Lee v. Gas Service Co.

*286The opinion of the court was delivered by

Thiele, J.:

This was an action to recover damages for wrongful death resulting from an explosion.

In a much summarized manner it may be said the petition alleged that the defendant company operated a natural gas distributing system in Belle Plaine, Kan., and that defendant Pennick was its manager and superintendent, and that each had certain duties of inspection and maintenance; that the Chapman and the adjoining Goheen buildings were served by specified gas mains and laterals; that some days prior to October 9, 1945, the defendants set a gas meter at…