Consolidated Gas Co. v. Crocker
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Superior Court of Baltimore City. Action to recover damages for an injury to a building caused by an explosion of gas. The evidence is summarized in the opinion of the Court.
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Appeal from the Superior Court of Baltimore City. Action to recover damages for an injury to a building caused by an explosion of gas. The evidence is summarized in the opinion of the Court. At the trial, the defendant offered the following prayers: Defendant's First Prayer. — That the plaintiff is not entitled to recover unless he shows to their satisfaction that the explosion was caused by illuminating gas which flowed into the premises of the plaintiff from some of the pipes or apparatus belonging to the defendant, and that the flow was caused by negligence on the part of the defendant or…
1Opinion of the CourtMcSherry, J.
The only questions we have before us on this appeal are those which arise in consequence of the rejection by the trial Court of the prayers presented by the defendant for instructions to the jury, and those which grow out of the granting by the Court of three instructions of its own. The case is one founded in alleged negligence. The fundamental principles which must govern its decision are thoroughly settled and established. To apply those principles correctly is all that is required.
The defendant below, the appellant here, is a gas company. It manufactures and supplies gas for illuminating…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Koelsch v. Philadelphia Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1893
- Cooke v. Baltimore Traction Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1895
- Smith v. Boston Gas Light Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1880
- Lanigan v. . New York Gas-Light CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
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- Southern Indiana Gas Co. v. TynerIndiana Court of Appeals · 1912
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