United Gas Corp. v. Crawford

The controlling question in this case is whether plaintiff, John C. Crawford, was guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law. Plaintiff sued the United Gas Corporation for personal injuries sustained by him when he fell into a hole, excavated, by petitioner, in Sherman Street in the City of Livingston. Based upon findings of the jury, the trial court rendered judgment in favor of Crawford for the sum of $2,375.00. The Court of Civil Appeals affirmed the judgment of the trial court by an opinion not published. This Court granted a writ of error on the point that petitioner’s motion…