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MASTERS v. CENTRAL ILL. ELECTRIC & GAS CO.

Gen. No. 10,855.

7 Ill. App.2d 348 (1955)

129 N.E.2d 586

J. Paul Masters and Susan T. Masters, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Central Illinois Electric & Gas Co.; Frank Wojcik and A.F. Wojcik, Partners, d/b/a Wojcik Construction Co.; A. Reyner Eastman et al., Partners, d/b/a Gregory Excavating Company, Defendants. Central Illinois Electric & Gas Co.; Frank Wojcik and A.F. Wojcik, Partners, d/b/a Wojcik Construction Co., and A. Reyner Eastman, Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Second District.

Rehearings denied November 10 and 15, 1955.

Released for publication November 16, 1955.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pedderson, Menzimer, Carl & Conde, of Rockford, for appellants; L.W. Menzimer, and Dale F. Conde, both of Rockford, of counsel.

Hyer, Gill & Brown, of Rockford, for defendant-appellee Central Illinois Electric & Gas Co.; Stanton E. Hyer, of Rockford, of counsel.

Victor & Ghent, of Rockford, for defendants-appellees Frank Wojcik and A.F. Wojcik, d/b/a Wojcik Construction Co.; Alex J. Victor, of Rockford, of counsel.

Knight & Knight, of Rockford, for defendant-appellee A. Reyner Eastman; William D. Knight, of Rockford, of counsel.

MR. JUSTICE EOVALDI delivered the opinion of the court.

This action for $60,000 was brought by the plaintiffs to recover damages occasioned by a gas explosion which demolished plaintiffs' newly constructed dwelling house and contents. The plaintiffs allege that the gas explosion was proximately caused by the negligence of the defendants who are Central Illinois Electric & Gas Co., which installed the gas line, Frank Wojcik and A.F. Wojcik, partners, d/b/a Wojcik...

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