Lewellen v. Kansas Natural Gas Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

West, J.:

J. E. Lewellen sued the Kansas Natural Gas Company to recover damages for the death of his nine-year-old son, Oval, who was alleged to have been instantly killed by the force of natural gas suddenly released from a certain drip pipe left exposed by the company. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $1087, and answered a number of questions on which answers the gas company moved for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. The motion was denied and the company appeals, assigning this ruling as the sole error. The company had an…