Rockford Gas Light & Coke Co. v. Ernst
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on the Case, for injuries done by escaping gas. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Winnebago County; the Hon. James Shaw, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Harker
delivered the opinion 'oe the Court.
This appeal is prosecuted from a judgment for $375 recovered by appellee in an action on the case for injury to shade and ornamental trees growing upon her residence lot, and upon the street fronting her lot, and for injury to her household goods, caused by the escape of gas from a break in the street main of appellant passing along appellee’s property.
The evidence in the record shows that in a gas main owned and controlled by appellant lying along the street in front of appellee’s property there was a large leak from which gas…
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