Legal Opinion

Steele v. Rapp

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided July 7, 1958No. 40,995PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Schroeder, J.:

This is a damage action for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff when a bottle of fingernail polish remover, sold by the defendant to the plaintiff’s employer, ignited and exploded. Two causes of action are alleged, the first based on negligence and the second on breach of implied warranty. The trial court sustained demurrers to both the first amended petition and the second amended petition, following which an appeal was duly perfected to this court from those orders.

The questions involved are: (1) Is the second amended petition…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Palsgraf v. Long Island R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
  2. Stone v. Boston & Albany RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1898
  3. Rowell v. City of WichitaSupreme Court of Kansas · 1947
  4. Noel Ex Rel. Noel v. Menninger FoundationSupreme Court of Kansas · 1954
  5. Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. ColumbiaSupreme Court of Kansas · 1902

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3Cited by36 opinions

  1. Jones v. Hittle Service, Inc.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1976
  2. Unified School District No. 490 v. Celotex Corp.Court of Appeals of Kansas · 1981
  3. Blackmore v. AuerSupreme Court of Kansas · 1960
  4. Baker v. City of Garden CitySupreme Court of Kansas · 1987
  5. Cullip Ex Rel. Pitts v. Domann Ex Rel. DomannSupreme Court of Kansas · 1999

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