Pouder v. Peoples Natural Gas Co.

Citations

• 248 Pa. 242
• 93 A. 1005
• 1915 Pa. LEXIS 553

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Gas companies — Explosion—Failure to prove negligence.</p> <p>Where in an action to recover damages for injuries to plaintiff’s house resulting from the explosion of natural gas, the negligence charged was in failing to detect and report leaks in the service line of another house whereby gas percolated into plaintiff’s dwelling and in failing to know of the alleged defective condition of the meter, regulator and service line of such house, the court did not err in directing a verdict for the defendant where the evidence failed to show that defendant had been negligent in installing or maintaining its mains, meters, or connections or was charged with a duty to maintain in proper repair a service line to the dwelling houses which it served, but did show that it was the duty of the owners, or occupants, to maintain such service line, and there was no evidence that defendant knew of the leaks in the service pipe.</p>