Hollander v. Westchester Lighting Co.

Defendant demurs to the complaint upon the ground that it appears upon the face thereof that it does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. The complaint alleges that the plaintiff was “ at all times heretofore mentioned a subscriber to and used the gas supply furnished by defendant and that upon becoming such subscriber she filed with this defendant a written application for gas to he supplied to her apartment and made the deposit demanded by defendant.” Then follows the allegation that the defendant without the consent of plaintiff unlawfully shut off plaintiff’s gas…