Morrow v. Oelschlager

BUFFINGTON, Circuit Judge.

With the possibilities of broader use in the building art of concrete, when wet, came a rapid adaption of old methods to this new field. The mobility of the initial mixture gave an ease in use, and the later rapid hardening a rigidity and stability of result, at once novel and remarkable. But, after all, it was usually but the advance incident to the use of concrete in connection with old structures and known methods. At the same time the change was, on the surface, so remarkable that, unless guarded against, a subtle and plausible temptation confronted courts to…