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• Title: Ritchie v. Thomas
• Author : Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
• Release Date : January 28, 1950
• Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
• Pages : * pages
• Size : 58 KB

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BRAND, Acting Chief Justice. This is an action for damages on account of injuries to the plaintiff allegedly caused by the escape of gas fumes from heating equipment installed in a motel room owned by the defendants Thomas and rented to the plaintiff for one night. The action was originally brought against the defendants Thomas and against the Portland Gas and Coke Company, hereafter called the Gas Company, but a demurrer to the complaint was sustained as to the Gas Company and the plaintiff refused to plead further. The case against the defendants Thomas, hereafter called the defendants, went to trial before a jury and resulted in a verdict for the defendants. Judgment was accordingly rendered for the defendants on the verdict and judgment of dismissal entered as to the Gas Company. The plaintiff appeals from both judgments. As to the Gas Company, the only question relates to the sufficiency of the complaint. As to the defendants, the only issues raised by assignments of error relate to the giving of certain instructions and the refusal to give others. The complaint alleges ownership by the defendants of the motel, the corporate capacity of the Gas Company, and the rental of a room by defendants to plaintiff. The complaint continues as follows:

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