St. Marys Gas Co. v. Brodbeck

No witness gave any direct testimony bearing upon the cause of-the explosion. Several opinions were expressed by persons having no expert knowledge, and whose opinions could nbt aid the jury, because the jury could reason as well as they. Upon the issue of contributory negligence the only testimony is that of the witness Heusch, who testified that, as he was leading Mc-Evoy into the house, after the accident, the following conversation took place:

“Joe, how did this happen? ‘Well,’ he.says, ‘I got down—I went in and got down on the third step—and lit a match;’ and he says, ‘That is all I knoyr…