Fabbrizi v. Village of Hibbing

Dell, Chief Justice.

Two actions against the defendant, village of Hibbing, arising out of a gas explosion were consolidated for trial. There was a verdict for the plaintiff Egidio Fabbrizi for $3,217.42 for personal injuries and property damage and one for the plaintiff Antonio Fabbrizi for $589.40 covering his property damage. From an order denying defendant’s alternative motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or a new trial in each case, defendant took separate appeals.

The defendant, for many years, has been engaged in the manufacture and distribution of gas to its residents.…