Legal Opinion
Warfield Natural Gas Co. v. Wright
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided May 31, 1932PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion op the Court by
Stanley, Commissioner
Affirming.
About 6 o’clock in the evening of October 10, 1929, James Wright, accompanied by Frank Caines, struck a match on the ceiling of the basement of his dwelling. Free gas, whose presence the men did not realize, instantly ignited, set fire to their clothing, and seriously burned them. Suits against the Warfield Natural Gas Company, charging their injuries were due to its negligence, resulted in a verdict for $45,000 in favor of Wright and for $15,000 in favor of Caines.
The basic issues on the trial were whether the gas was natural gas or…
2Cases cited40 opinions
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3Cited by18 opinions
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