Cabrnosh v. Penick & Ford, Ltd.

Evans, J.-

On Sunday, June 28, 1931, Richard Cabrnosh in company with an older brother, visited the public dump of the city of Cedar Rapids. In walking over the refuse matter there dumped, he received burns to his feet and legs, and thereby sustained very serious injuries. It was alleged in the petition that the child came in contact with certain “yellowish clay-like substance”, which contained some kind of acid, and that such material had been negli gently placed there by the defendants. It is .asserted that the so-called “yellow substance” was deposited about two weeks prior to the accident.…