North Central Gas Company v. Bloem

Plaintiff sought some $19,000 damages for the destruction of her home, furnishings, and personal belongings in an explosion and fire occurring August 22, 1959. She joined as defendants the company which had furnished her natural gas and the company which had performed certain work in the maintenance of the service line. The case was tried to a jury with resulting verdict for plaintiff and judgment for $10,654, and defendants have appealed, urging that the trial court erred (1) in applying the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur to the facts, (2) in allowing plaintiff to argue the case on two…