WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT COMPANY v. AETNA CASUALTY & SURETY COMPANY

[No. 248, September Term, 1967.]

250 Md. 325 (1968)

242 A.2d 802

WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT COMPANY v. THE AETNA CASUALTY & SURETY COMPANY, ET AL.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Decided June 10, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Hodge Smith, with whom was William E. Gallagher, Jr. on the brief, for appellant.

James T. Wharton for appellees, with whom was Albert E. Brault on the brief, for Robert W. Lowe, another appellee.

The cause was argued before HAMMOND, C.J., and MARBURY, BARNES, McWILLIAMS and FINAN, JJ.


FINAN, J., delivered the opinion of the Court.

Washington Gas Light Company appeals from the lower court's denial of its motion for a directed verdict in a negligence suit, wherein the jury returned a verdict in favor of the appellees, Aetna Casualty & Surety Company, et al., for damages resulting when water pipes burst in a dwelling following a disconnection of service during sub-freezing weather.

On Wednesday, January 27, 1965, Mr. and Mrs. Richard...

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