Tipton Light, Heat & Power Co. v. Newcomer

Appellee had a verdict and judgment'upon a complaint charging appellant with negligence, whereby appellee was injured by an explosion of natural gas. The amended complaint is in three paragraphs. In the first paragraph the negligence is charged as follows: “Plaintiff avers that on said 1st day of June, 1896, and for many months prior thereto, the defendant company had carelessly, negligently, and knowingly suffered and permitted and allowed its said high pressure line in close proximity to said large tile drain in said alley, and about 150 feet north of said out lot number twenty-two, to…