Chapman v. Lepotsky

Lepotsky brought suit against the two plaintiffs in error to recover damages growing out of an explosion of dynalite and the igniting of gas and a gas explosion, whereby said Lepotsky’s building was substantially .destroyed and causing, also, great personal injury to him.

The facts are substantially these:

For the purpose of constructing a sewer along Pearl avenue in said city of Lorain, the city entered into a contract with said Thomas G. Chapman, whereby Chapman was to construct said sewer for the city, and in the contract entered into between the city and Chapman it was provided that:

“When…