Tilley v. Rockingham County Light & Power Co.
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Case, for negligence. Trial by jury. Transferred from the January term, 1907, of the superior court by Pike, J., upon the plaintiff’s exception to an order of nonsuit. The plaintiff, an employee of the defendants, was burned and injured by an explosion which occurred while he was assisting in cleaning out a hydraulic main in their gas works.
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Case, for negligence. Trial by jury. Transferred from the January term, 1907, of the superior court by Pike, J., upon the plaintiff’s exception to an order of nonsuit. The plaintiff, an employee of the defendants, was burned and injured by an explosion which occurred while he was assisting in cleaning out a hydraulic main in their gas works. The negligence .alleged consisted of the following particulars: (1) Neglect of the defendants’ foreman to have the gas shut from the main before the plaintiff removed the covers; (2) his neglect to have the pipes aired so as to be free from gas; and (3)…
1Opinion of the CourtChase, J.
The plaintiff at the time of his injury was engaged with two other servants in cleaning out a hydraulic main, under the immediate supervision of the foreman having charge of the defendants’ gas department. It would seem from the evidence that the hydraulic main consists in part, at least, of pipes in which valves are placed, which when closed prevent the gas from flowing from the gas-holder back into the pipes, and that usually four or more of these valves are closed while the main is being cleaned. One ground of liability alleged by the plaintiff is a faulty or imperfect construction of the…
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