St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance v. Michigan Consolidated Gas Co.

How courts have described this case

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• “No absolute standard can be fixed by law but every reasonable precaution suggested by experience and the known danger ought to be taken”
• gas company liable for damages caused by explosion of gas water heater, where defendant was notified that gas did not shut off and water was excessively hot, but defendant failed to replace thermostat or shut off gas

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