Vaughn v. Kansas City Gas Co.

— This is a suit for damages brought by plaintiff, David Vaughn, for the death of his wife by breathing unburned natural gas alleged to have escaped fr.om a meter and certain metal pipes due to the negligence of the defendant. A trial was had to a jury, resulting in a verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of $6000. Defendant’s motion for new trial was sustained and the ease reaches us on appeal from that order.

The defendant has filed a motion to affirm the judgment of the trial court based upon four specifications and its brief herein is principally directed in support of these specifications.…