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STEELE v. PEOPLES NATURAL GAS CO.

386 Pa. 439 (1956)

Steele, Appellant, v. Peoples Natural Gas Company.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

November 12, 1956.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hymen Schlesinger, for plaintiffs, appellants.

William H. Eckert, with him Milton W. Lamproplos, and Smith, Buchanan, Ingersoll, Rodewald & Eckert, for defendant company, appellee.

Randall J. McConnell, Jr., with him Dickie, McCamey, Chilcote, Reif & Robinson, for additional defendant, Soltz, appellee.

Thomas E. Barton, Assistant City Solicitor, with him J. Frank McKenna, Jr., City Solicitor, for defendant city, appellee.

Before STERN, C.J., BELL, CHIDSEY MUSMANNO and ARNOLD, JJ.

OPINION BY MR. CHIEF JUSTICE HORACE STERN, November 12, 1956:

In this action plaintiffs seek redress for injuries sustained by them as the result of an explosion of gas which, they claim, was caused by the negligence of the defendants, Peoples Natural Gas Company and the City of Pittsburgh.

Plaintiffs all lived at 50 Crawford Street in Pittsburgh. The Gas Company maintained a curb box for the adjoining house at 48 Crawford Street which was located in the sidewalk...

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