Kolster v. American Gas Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dawson, J.:

The plaintiffs brought mandamus to compel the defendant to supply plaintiffs with gas at their city residence in Galena. The defendant raised two defenses in its answer and return to the alternative writ — (1) that the matter was one which should have been presented in the first instance to the public utilities commission; and (2) that the gas pipes in the plaintiffs’ residence were defective and leaking *85and that it would be dangerous to turn on the gas and might subject the defendant to liability. The defendant avowed its readiness to…