Baker v. Westmoreland & Cambria Natural Gas Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeals, Nos. 80 and 81, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Westmoreland Co., Nov. T., 1890, Nos. 307 and 309, on verdict for plaintiff, Amanda M. Baker, to.use of Liverpool, London & Globe Ins. Go. Trespass for injuries caused by explosion of natural gas-Before White, P. J., 40th judicial district, specially presiding. At the trial it appeared that, in 1886, plaintiff owned and occupied a residence in Latrobe.
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Appeals, Nos. 80 and 81, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Westmoreland Co., Nov. T., 1890, Nos. 307 and 309, on verdict for plaintiff, Amanda M. Baker, to.use of Liverpool, London & Globe Ins. Go. Trespass for injuries caused by explosion of natural gas-Before White, P. J., 40th judicial district, specially presiding. At the trial it appeared that, in 1886, plaintiff owned and occupied a residence in Latrobe. The house was in the middle of a large lot which extended back to a street or road called the Derry road. The company, for the purpose of supplying the two houses of plaintiff and…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mb. Chief Justice Sterbett,
This case involved the question of defendant company’s negligence, causing the injury complained of, and also contributory negligence of the legal plaintiff.
An examination of the testimony with special reference to these inquiries, has satisfied us that they were both questions of fact, peculiarly within the province of the jury, and solely for their consideration and determination. As to the first, the testimony is such that the jury could not hesitate in finding against the defendant. Indeed, the carelessness of its employees was so gross as to amount…
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- Delaware R. v. Jones, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Luzerne County1889
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