McMANIMEN v. PUBLIC SERVICE CO

GAS, § 5 — when verdict for plaintiff, injured by explosion allegedly caused by gas leak, is not against manifest weight of evidence. In action for personal injuries sustained by customer as result of explosion, occurring as she was about to enter store, when employee of store pulled on light switch in back part of store, held that verdict for plaintiff against gas company, whose main was in alley in rear of store and whose service pipe which extended into store was plugged inside, on theory that explosion was that of leaking gas, was not against manifest weight of evidence.

Opinion by JUSTICE KILEY.

"Not to be published in full." Opinion filed December 9, 1942; rehearing opinion filed March 10, 1943.