Craig v. Baker & Holmes Co.

This was an action by C. L. Craig and R. B. Parramore for damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by two of their employees resulting from the use of certain materials alleged to have been furnished by the plaintiffs and which was alleged to have been dangerous and unsafe to persons applying it to the purpose for which such material was obtained.

The plaintiffs were contractors and were engaged under contract with Bookwalter-to build a cistern which was required to be water-tight. The plaintiff supplied to their employees a certain material, the nature of which they knew…