Villaume v. Wilkinson

Boring, Justice.

Plaintiff appeals from an order sustaining demurrers to his complaint on the ground that the cause of action is barred by the statute of limitations.

The action was commenced March 1, 1940, to recover damages for personal injuries received on October 26, 1935, from the explosion of a large can of fuel oil which it was alleged the defendants had brought and left on the lawn in front of plaintiff’s fraternity house after repeated attempts by defendants to burn a log cabin erected by his fraternity on its lawn as a decoration for the University’s annual homecoming festivities.…