Gatlinburg Const. Co. v. McKinney

William Charles McKinney, a minor suing by next friend, and his mother, Mrs. Mildred McKinney Bales, sued to recover for personal injuries and medical bills resulting from the explosion of a tank used to store gasoline or diesel oil on a lot leased by defendant Gatlinburg Construction Company. The two cases were tried together before the Court without a jury and resulted in judgments for $3,250' in favor of the minor plaintiff and $750 in favor of Mrs. Bales. Defendant has appealed from both judgments.

Several years prior to April 12, 1952, the date of the explosion, defendant leased a lot…