Pine Bluff Water & Light Co. v. Schneider
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court. John M. Flliott, Judge. STATEMENT BY THE COURT. The facts proved in this case were in substance as follows: Fred Schneider, a merchant tailor in the city of Pine Bluff, owned a stock of goods pertaining to that business. The Pine Bluff Water & Light Company was engaged in the business of manufacturing and supplying illuminating gas to the city of Pine Bluff and its inhabitants.
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Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court. John M. Flliott, Judge. STATEMENT BY THE COURT. The facts proved in this case were in substance as follows: Fred Schneider, a merchant tailor in the city of Pine Bluff, owned a stock of goods pertaining to that business. The Pine Bluff Water & Light Company was engaged in the business of manufacturing and supplying illuminating gas to the city of Pine Bluff and its inhabitants. One of the branch pipes of said company extended from a main pipe in the street under the store house in which the appellee did business, for the purpose of supplying the building…
1Opinion of the Court
Riddick, J.,
(after stating the facts.) It is contended by counsel for appellant that the court erred in its charge to the jury. The first paragraph of the charge, if considered by itself, would be subject to criticism, for it might be construed to mean that the water and light company was to use such care as under all circumstances to discover gas escaping from its pipes, and that a failure to do so would constitute negligence. But, upon the question whether the jury has been misled by one or more specific instructions, all the instructions must be read together. A consideration of the entire…
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