Appellate Court of Illinois June 15, 1964, Gen. No. 11,864 (Metz v. Central Illinois Electric & Gas Co.)

MORAN, J.

This is a property damage case arising out of a gas explosion which destroyed the plaintiffs’ home. The case was tried before a jury, and the defendant appeals from a judgment on the verdict of $14,200.

In 1948, the defendant, Central Illinois Electric and Gas Company, laid a natural gas main in front of the house at 701 Loves Park Drive, Loves Park, Illinois.