Spargur v. Dayton Power & Light Co.

These two cases were tried together and were appealed together. Plaintiff, Marcia C. Spargur, appellee herein, recovered a verdict and judgment for $120,000 against the defendant, The Dayton Power & Light Company, appellant herein, for having negligently failed to locate and stop a gas leak, thus permitting natural gas to enter her residence and explode, seriously injuring her.

In the other case, plaintiff, Vendrell L. Spargur, appellee herein, husband of Marcia C. Spargur, recovered a verdict and judgment for $15,000 against the same defendant for medical and hospital expenses of his wife and…