Legal Opinion

Little v. James McCord Co.

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided November 28, 1912PublishedCited by 23 opinions

Appeal from District Court, Tarrant County ; Jas. W. Swayne, Judge. Action by Fred Little, by next friend, against the James McCord Company. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

Fred Little, a minor, by his next friend sued the James McCord Company for personal injuries. The petition alleges that the James McCord Company is a private corporation and owns a building called a "magazine" situated on a lot in the city of Ft. Worth, in which are stored skyrockets, firecrackers, Roman candles, dynamite caps, and other explosives; that in November, 1910, defendant carried from its magazine and deposited in an open lot a large quantity of those explosives; that the lot where this material was deposited was a pecan grove near a public highway and possessed peculiar…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Dobbins v. Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1897
  2. San Antonio & Aransas Pass Railway Co. v. MorganTexas Supreme Court · 1898

3Cited by23 opinions

  1. McCoy v. Texas Power & Light Co.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1922
  2. Lone Star Gas Co. v. ParsonsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1932
  3. Stimpson v. Bartex Pipe Line Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1931
  4. Flippen-Prather Realty Co. v. MatherCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1918
  5. Atex Const. Co. v. FarrowCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1934

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