Countable additivity. Suppose that $\{g_n\}$ is a sequence of measurable functions on X such that $$\int_X \Big( \sum_{i=1}^{\infty} |g_n| \Big) d\mu < \infty .$$ Then $$\int \Big (\sum_{n=1}^\infty g_n \Big) d\mu = \sum_{n=1}^\infty \int g_n d\mu$$
Clearly this property of Lebesgue integrals is true for functions $|g_n|$ (because it is a consequence of the monotone convergence theorem). How to extend the property of non-negative functions to $L^1(\mu)$?