Given v. State
Indiana Supreme Court
Erom Grant Circuit Court; II. J. Paulus, Judge. Edward Given was convicted for permitting the escape of natural gas in violation of the act of March 4, 1893, as amended by the act of February 22, 1899, and he appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtDowlixg, J.
The appellant was prosecuted upon affidavit and information for an alleged violation of the following statute: “That it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation having possession or control of any natural gas or oil-well, whether as a contractor, owner, lessee, agent or manager, to allow or permit the flow of gas or oil from any such well to escape into the open air, without being confined within such well oi proper pipes, or other safe receptacle, for a longer period than two days next after gas or oil shall have ben struck in such well. And thereafter all such gas or oil shall…
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