Barnes v. Murray

The principal and crucial issue on this appeal is whether there was causal negligence on the part of the defendant Murray because of which plaintiffs can be held entitled to recover damages caused by an explosion and fire of a .mixture of petroleum products. For the consideration of that issue it suffices to note the following facts which were established by the evidence without conflict or dispute in any material respect. Fred C. Barnes was employed and lived, since December, 1941, as a tenant farmer on August Grams’ farm, on which he had a tractor operated by using gasoline and another…