Stanley Co. of America v. Hercules Powder Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Burling, J.

This is a civil action sounding in tort, grounded in alleged actionable negligence of the defendant, Hercules Powder* Company, a corporation of the State of Delaware authorized to transact business in the State of New Jersey, for damages alleged to have been inflicted on the plaintiff, Stanley Company of America, also a Delaware corporation authorized to transact business in the State of New Jersey, namely structural damage to one of the plaintiff’s theatres (termed the Baker Theatre) at Dover, New Jersey, and loss of profits during…