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ESSO STANDARD OIL CO. v. STEWART

59 S.E.2d 67 (1950)

190 Va. 949

ESSO STANDARD OIL CO. v. STEWART et ux.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

May 1, 1950.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas B. Gay, H. Morrill Pasco, Richmond, for plaintiff in error.

Sands, Marks & Sands, Richmond, for defendants in error.

Before HUDGINS, C. J., and GREGORY, EGGLESTON, SPRATLEY, BUCHANAN, STAPLES and MILLER, JJ.

MILLER, Justice.

George N. Stewart and Elizabeth M. Stewart, husband and wife, obtained a verdict and judgment for $300 against Esso Standard Oil Company. It was awarded for damage caused to the furniture, walls and interior of thier home on December 16, 1947, by an excessive and injurious accumulation of smoke from the hot water oil burner or furnace. They assert that this was occasioned by the negligence of defendant's employees, who, on December 15, 1947, undertook...

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