Lee v. Vacuum Oil Co.
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, Monroe county. Action by Ann Lee against the Vacuum Oil Company. Plaintiff is the administratrix of the estate of John Lee; deceased, who died on the 21st day of December, 1887, in consequence of injuries he received that day by the explosion of gas in a building in which ■ lie was employed as a' laborer, by the occupant.
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Appeal from circuit court, Monroe county. Action by Ann Lee against the Vacuum Oil Company. Plaintiff is the administratrix of the estate of John Lee; deceased, who died on the 21st day of December, 1887, in consequence of injuries he received that day by the explosion of gas in a building in which ■ lie was employed as a' laborer, by the occupant. It is alleged that his death was caused by the negligence of the defendant, and it is claimed that it is liable for such damages as the next of kin of the deceased have sustained in consequence of his death, as provided in sections 1902 and 1903 of…
1Opinion of the CourtBarker, P. J.
The defendant is engaged in the manufacture of oils from crude petroleum. In the process there is produced a fluid substance, called “naphtha,” which, at the low temperature of 13 deg. Fahrenheit, gives off vapor, or gas, which is inflammable, and explosive when confined. Its explosive power is estimated to be equal to 140 pounds to the square inch. The defendant’s works are located in the city of Rochester, on or near the bank of the abandoned Genesee canal. ’ The Municipal Gas Company is engaged in the manufacture and distribution for consumption of illuminating gas, consumed in the city of…
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