Lindstrum v. Illinois Northern Utilities Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the City Court of Sterling; the Hon. Gael E. Sheldon, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the April term, 1919.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Carnes
Robert Lundstrum, the appellee, owned a greenhouse in the City of Sterling, Hlinois. The appellant company owned and operated a gas plant in that city. It did not serve appellee, but one of its pipes or mains ran near his greenhouse. About January 20, 1917, some plants there appeared stunted, and some died. About February 4th, appellee concluded the trouble was from escaping gas and reported the matter to appellant. It at once sent men to look for leaks in its mains. One was found about 50 feet from appellee’s building, and immediately fixed. The record does not disclose the cause of the…
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