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OLIVER v. PEOPLES GAS LIGHT & COKE CO.

No. 54624.

5 Ill. App.3d 1093 (1972)

284 N.E.2d 432

DENNA OLIVER et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. THE PEOPLES GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District.

May 17, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ross, Hardies, O'Keefe, Babcock, McDugald & Parsons, of Chicago, (George J. O'Grady and William J. Winger, of counsel,) for appellant.

Clausen, Hirsh, Miller & Gorman, of Chicago, (John R. Caffrey and James T. Ferrini, of counsel,) for appellees.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE DIERINGER delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company, a corporation, appeals from a judgment entered in the Circuit Court of Cook County following a jury trial, awarding stipulated damages to the plaintiffs in the sum of $10,000.

The issues presented on appeal are: (1) whether there was any evidence that the fire in question was caused by gas; (2) whether liability can...

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