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BROWN v. T. W. PHILLIPS GAS & OIL CO.

No. 10624.

195 F.2d 643 (1952)

BROWN et ux. v. T. W. PHILLIPS GAS & OIL CO.

United States Court of Appeals Third Circuit.

Decided April 7, 1952.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond E. Brown, Brookville, (Donald J. Dennison, Brookville, Pa., John L. Wilson, Butler, Pa., W. McCook Miller, Kirkpatrick, Pomeroy, Lockhart & Johnson, Pittsburgh, Pa., on the brief), for appellant.

Marvin D. Power, Pittsburgh, Pa., (Margiotti & Casey, Pittsburgh, Pa., on the brief), for appellees.

Before BIGGS, Chief Judge, HASTIE, Circuit Judge, and HARTSHORNE, District Judge.

HARTSHORNE, District Judge.

Plaintiffs owned and operated a poultry farm in Pennsylvania, heated by natural gas from defendant's well, which was on, or close to, the farm. Under the company regulations, accepted by plaintiffs, it was plaintiffs' duty to maintain the local gas facilities, including a pressure regulator and blow-off valve, in order to keep down to a safe degree any undue pressure in the gas line, the which ultimately caused the fire in question. There...

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