Adelbert Littlehale and Erwin Zelanko v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co.

Adelbert Littlehale and Erwin Zelanko appeal from a judgment by Judge Ten-ney of the District Court for the Southern District of New York, which dismissed their claims against du Pont upon the latter’s motion for summary judgment pursuant to Rule 56(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

Appellants’ action, which sought money damages, was based upon the claimed negligence of du Pont in failing to adequately warn them of the dangers inherent in the use of certain detonators (blasting caps) that it had manufactured. The essential facts are not disputed, are fully set forth in Judge Tenney’s…