Krisovich v. John Booth, Inc.

Opinion by

Hirt, J.,

Spring Brook Water Service Company supplies water and gas to users in various parts of Lackawanna County. On April 30, 1953, this company entered into a contract with. John Booth, Inc., for the laying of an eight inch gas main along the west line of Ridge Road between the Borough of Jermyn and Dickson City. The contract provided for the excavation of a ditch about four feet deep and two feet wide, and the tamping of the backfill by mechanical means after the laying of the pipe. In the Borough of Blakely the gas line was laid within the boundaries of a dirt sidewalk. Between…