Tingey v. E. F. Houghton & Co.

These cases involve identical issues of law and fact, both arising out of an explosion of chemicals sold by defendant to the Pray Tool and Reamer Company. In the first case the widow and children of Tingey, an employee of the tool company, sought damages for his wrongful death, and in the second case, Hulsizer, also an employee, claimed damages for injuries suffered in the same accident. Defendant has appealed from judgments based on verdicts in both cases, contending that the evidence is insufficient to support the implied finding of negligence.

The testimony is conflicting in many respects…