Sternbock v. Consolidated Gas Utilities Corp.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Wedell, J.:

This was an action to recover damages to personalty in plaintiff’s- shoe store and incidental damages resulting from the ignition of natural gas which it was alleged was occasioned by defective gas lines owned by two commercial gas companies in the ■city of Wichita. The defendants, the Gas Service Company, and the Consolidated Gas Utilities Corporation, each serviced certain occupants of the building in which plaintiff’s store was located. Separate demurrers to plaintiff’s evidence were interposed by defendants, but only the demurrer of the…