Hart v. Northern Union Gas Co.

From judgments in favor of the plaintiffs, entered upon the verdicts of a jury, defendant appeals. The judgments appealed from should be reversed and the complaints dismissed as the defendant was not negligent as a matter of law and likewise plaintiff Sarah Hart was guilty of contributory negligence.

The actions were brought by a wife and husband for- damages for personal injuries and loss of services, respectively, arising out of an accident alleged to have been due to the negligence of the defendant gas company in placing lengths of gas pipe alongside the sidewalk curb upon a rough,…