Legal Opinion
E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Company, a Corporation v. Ward Edgerton, a Minor, by His Father and Natural Guardian, George Edgerton
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 13, 1956No. 15359PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARDNER, Chief Judge.
This appeal is from a judgment for appellee, a minor, in an action brought by him to recover damages for personal injuries resulting from the explosion by him of a dynamite cap which had been found by his companion on premises owned by appellant E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. We shall refer to the parties as they appeared in the trial court.
It was alleged in the complaint that on April 8, 1952, and for a substantial time prior to that date defendant negligently maintained and allowed dangerous and attractive instruments on a certain tract of land owned by it in…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Twist v. Winona & St. Peter RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1888
- Knox v. City of Granite FallsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1955
- Nolley v. Chicago, M., St. P. & P R. CoCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1950
- Sherris v. Northern Pacific Ry. Co.Montana Supreme Court · 1918
- Doren ex rel. Doren v. Northwestern Baptist Hospital Ass'nSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1953
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