LOUISVILLE GAS & ELECTRIC CO. v. SANDERS


249 S.W.2d 747 (1952)

LOUISVILLE GAS & ELECTRIC CO. v. SANDERS.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing June 13, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Woodward, Hobson & Fulton and Fielden Woodward, Louisville, for appellant.

Mahan, Davis & Mahan, Louisville, for appellee.


STEWART, Justice.

On October 7, 1949, plaintiff, L. M. Sanders, filed suit against Louisville Gas & Electric Company to recover $3,143, alleging that defendant negligently permitted gas to escape from its gas line and damage plaintiff's trees, shrubs and grass. The defense was a denial and a plea that if plaintiff's property was injured by gas it was not the gas of defendant. A verdict for plaintiff for $2,500 was returned by the jury. Defendant appeals from a...

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