Orth v. Consumers Gas Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 120, Jan. T., 1924, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Berks Co., March T., 1920, No. 38, on verdict for plaintiff, in case of Walter S. Orth v. Consumers Gas Co. Trespass for negligence. Before Endlich, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict §ind judgment for plaintiff for $2,739.74. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned were various rulings and instructions, quoting record.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Chief Justice Moschzisker,
Walter S. Orth sued the Consumers Gas Company to recover damages suffered by him through the alleged negligence of the latter; judgment was entered on' a verdict in his favor and the gas company has appealed.
The facts essential to determination of the questions before us are substantially as follows: Plaintiff owned a building in the City of Beading; there was an arched vault under the sidewalk in front of this property, connected with its cellar; on February 8,1918, an explosion occurred in one of defendant’s mains, located a short distance from…
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