United Fuel Gas Company v. Thacker

CLAY, Commissioner..Appellees, the plaintiffs below, recovered an $81,000 judgment against the appellant defendant for personal injuries and property damage resulting .from the alleged negligence of defendant in the construction of a gas pipeline. Defendant’s only contention on appeal is that it was entitled to a directed verdict.

There is little dispute about, the facts. Defendant owned a 6 inch natural-gas pipeline which crossed plaintiffs’ property. When plaintiffs began construction of a building thereon they requested defendant to move its pipeline. This the defendant did, with both…