Laclede Gas Co. v. Solon Gershman, Inc.

WEIER, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiff, Laclede Gas Company, a gas utility, sued defendant, Solon Gershman, Inc., a real estate management corporation, for $5,709.59, a balance due for natural gas consumed by defendant between September 15, 1967 and October 18, 1971. To plaintiff’s petition, defendant filed answer setting out a defense of estoppel and a counterclaim seeking damages because of plaintiff’s negligence. Plaintiff’s motion to dismiss the counterclaim on the basis that the counterclaim sought a special rebate contrary to the law was sustained by the court. The cause was then submitted to…