American Home Fire Assurance Co. v. Louisville Gas & Electric Co.

MONTGOMERY, Judge.

The American Home Fire Assurance Company, appellant, insured the house owned by James J. Hippie, Jr., and his wife against' the hazard of explosion. Following a gas explosion, appellant paid the cost of repairing the damage. Appellant as subrogee of the Hippies, sued the Louisville Gas and Electric Company, appellee, to recover this cost. Judgment for ap-pellee was entered after the return of a verdict in its favor.

Appellant contends that the appellee negligently installed a gas meter in the house, thus permitting leakage, and failed to odorize the gas so that its presence…