Kellom v. City of Ecorse

Plaintiff sued the defendant city of Ecorse for damages resulting from an explosion of gas, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant in failing to maintain a sewer in a condition of reasonable repair, and in failing to investigate a continuous depression in a street intersection to discover a broken sewer and gas main under the street. Escaping gas had accumulated through the broken sewer and exploded in plaintiff’s building destroying the building and contents, burning and seriously injuring the plaintiff.

On jury trial plaintiff had verdict for $35,000 damages and…