Moidel v. Peoples Natural Gas Co.

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Benjamin R. Jones,

This appeal questions the propriety of the action of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County in its refusal to grant a new trial in this trespass action.

At approximately 8:00 p.m., March 1, 1951, an explosion — the incident which gave rise to this litigation — occurred in a one-story building located at 8700 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, a building rented and occupied by Meyer Moidel, Selma Moidel and Zachary Oaplan, a partnership, doing business under the name of Joseph Moidel (herein called Moidel). Liberty Avenue runs generally east and west and…