Mississippi Power & Light Co. v. Thomas

Appellee brought an action for personal injuries suffered when gas escaping from a pipe-line, laid by appellant, ignited from a spark from her automobile while being started in her garage. The declaration counted, upon two elements of negligence, an improper installation of the pipe and the use of an improper union or pipe connection. From a verdict and judgment in the sum of $3,000, the defendant appeals.

The gas line was laid in 1944, and consisted of several joints approximately twenty feet in length. It was laid between fifteen and eighteen inches underground. The joints were united by…