Lone Star Gas Co. v. Kelly

Mr. Judge Brewster

delivered the opinion of the Commission of Appeals, Section A.

This is a suit for damages for personal injuries. The Kellys were users of natural gas furnished by the Lone Star Gas Company. When Mrs. Kelly attempted to light a stove at their home an explosion occurred resulting in serious injuries to *17her. The sole ground of negligence alleged was that the gas company had failed so to odorize its gas that a person with an ordinary sense of smell could detect the presence of gas at the time and place of the explosion.

The duty which it is asserted the gas company violated was…