Phillips v. DELAWARE POWER & LIGHT COMPANY

Stiftel, Judge.

An explosion occurred at 2700 Thompson Place, Wilmington, Delaware, on January 12, 1962. Plaintiffs’ complaint blames escaping gas from a main beneath the street which they allege was under the control of Delaware Power & Light Company (“the Power Company”). As a result of the explosion, plaintiffs claim that the entire contents of their house were destroyed.

Defendant, the Power Company, propounded interrogatory 9(d), which reads as follows:

“9. State item by item: (d) the prospective useful life of each item enumerated in Exhibit A to the amendment to your complaint captioned,…