Oliver v. Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE DIERINGER

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company, a corporation, appeals from a judgment entered in the Circuit Court of Cook County following a jury trial, awarding stipulated damages to the plaintiffs in the sum of $10,000.

The issues presented on appeal are: (1) whether there was any evidence that the fire in question was caused by gas; (2) whether liability can rest upon a choice between two views equally compatible with the evidence; (3) whether proof was presented that defendant was negligent; (4) whether it was the duty of…