Legal Opinion

Smith v. Mine & Smelter Supply Co.

Utah Supreme Court

Decided January 15, 1907No. 1756PublishedCited by 29 opinions

Appeal from District Court, Third District; T. D. Lewis, Judge. Action by Mrs. T. G. M. Smith against the Mine & Smelter Supply Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtFkick, J.

This is an action for damages for injury to and destruction of personal property, caused, as alleged, by the explosion of certain explosive substances kept and stored by defendant (hereinafter designated "appellant”) in its place "of business within the corporate limits of Salt Lake City. The complaint sets forth two causes of action — one for injury to a dwelling house, and another for injury to and destruction of personal property kept in the dwelling; and a recovery is sought upon general negligence, as well as upon the violation of the ordinances of said city, in storing the explosives.…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Hangen v. . HachemeisterNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
  2. Shea v. HudsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1895
  3. Hawver v. . BellNew York Court of Appeals · 1894
  4. Riley v. Salt Lake Rapid Transit Co.Utah Supreme Court · 1894
  5. Hausman v. MulheranSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1897

3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Gray F. Madison, Sr., and Elizabeth B. Madison, Husband and Wife, Plaintiffs v. Deseret Livestock Company, a Utah CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1978
  2. Newton v. Oregon Short Line RailroadUtah Supreme Court · 1913
  3. Goncalves v. Regent International Hotels, Ltd.New York Court of Appeals · 1983
  4. Thompson v. Ford Motor CompanyUtah Supreme Court · 1964
  5. Hall v. WarrenUtah Supreme Court · 1981

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