McCarty v. Kansas-Nebraska Natural Gas Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Harvey, C. J.:

This was an action for damages for personal injuries sustained in a gas fire. Upon a trial the jury returned a general verdict for plaintiff and answered special questions. Defendant filed a motion for a new trial which was considered by the court and overruled and judgment was rendered for plaintiff upon the general verdict. Defendant has appealed from the judgment. The facts may be summarized as follows:

The unincorporated village of Healy is situated in the western part of Lane county. In 1948 the defendant undertook the distribution of…