It was proved that the contractor had been guilty of negligence by insecurely packing the soil around a gaspipe in use after the excavation had been made for the sewer, whereby the gaspipe was broken and the gas escaped.
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It was proved that the contractor had been guilty of negligence by insecurely packing the soil around a gaspipe in use after the excavation had been made for the sewer, whereby the gaspipe was broken and the gas escaped.
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