A. & J., Inc. v. Southern Cities Distributing Co.

This is a suit for damages resulting from an explosion in the basement of the plaintiff’s building.

The defendant excepted to the petition as not disclosing a cause of action. The exception was overruled, issue was joined on the merits, and the trial resulted in a judgment of nonsuit, from which judgment both litigants perfected appeals.

The petition alleges that the defendant has a franchise; that it owns and controls gas pipe lines along the streets of the city; that it serves the plaintiff’s building with natural gas; that the damage suffered by the plaintiff was caused by the explosion of…