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KIRKLAND v. PEOPLES GAS CO.

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269 S.C. 431 (1977)

237 S.E.2d 772

Harold N. KIRKLAND, Appellant, v. PEOPLES GAS COMPANY of South Carolina, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

September 21, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard P. King, of Sumter, and William E. Myrick, Jr., of Allendale, for Appellant.

Donald V. Richardson, of Columbia, and Henry B. Richardson, Sr., of Sumter, for Respondent.

September 21, 1977.

NESS, Justice:

This is a personal injury action in which the jury returned a verdict in favor of the respondent, Peoples Gas Company of South Carolina. We affirm.

Appellant Kirkland, minister of the First Baptist Church in Sumter, was injured as a result of a natural gas explosion on the church premises. Upon entering the church office building, he detected an offensive odor. Intending...

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