Northwest States Utilities Co. v. Ashton

Tidball, District Judge.

This is a companion case to that of the same plaintiff in error against Weldon Brouilette, decided this day. W. L. Ashton is the one who lighted the match that caused the explosion in the Brouilette case, and was injured at the same time. He recovered a verdict against the gas company for $7500 in the trial court and the gas company has prosecuted error in this court. It will not be necessary to restate the facts here nor to pass upon the questions relating to the applications made in the trial court for directed verdicts and motion for judgment non obstante veredicto.…