Brandon v. Peoples Natural Gas Co.

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Cohen,

This is an appeal by plaintiffs below from a judgment notwithstanding the verdict in an action of trespass brought against defendant gas company by plaintiffs, husband and wife. The action was brought for property damage and personal injury resulting from a fire and explosion which destroyed their home and injured the husband.

In considering defendant’s motion for judgment n.o.v. the lower court was obliged to “view the evidence, together with all reasonable inferences therefrom, in the light most favorable to the verdict-winner,” Bo rtz v. Henne, 415 Pa. 150, 151,…