Chapman v. Pfarr
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Harrison District Court. — Hon. W. K.. Green, Judge. Action to recover damages to plaintiff from personal injury to himself and from the death of his wife -and three children, resulting from an explosion of coal oil purchased by plaintiff’s wife from defendants. Plaintiff alleged that' defendants through their agent were negligent in selling said oil after notice that if was dangerous, and without having the oil inspected or examined by an oil inspector.
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Appeal from Harrison District Court. — Hon. W. K.. Green, Judge. Action to recover damages to plaintiff from personal injury to himself and from the death of his wife -and three children, resulting from an explosion of coal oil purchased by plaintiff’s wife from defendants. Plaintiff alleged that' defendants through their agent were negligent in selling said oil after notice that if was dangerous, and without having the oil inspected or examined by an oil inspector. The allegation of negligence was denied, and on a trial of the issues there was a verdict for plaintiff in the sum of $2,106.80,…
1Opinion of the CourtMcClain, J.
The evidence, so far as it is necessary to consider it on this appeal, tended to show the following state of facts: Defendants were conducting at the town of Pisgah a department store under the management of one Strong, in which coal oil was kept for sale at retail. Three or four weeks prior to the accident Strong received at the store a barrel of coal oil bearing the stamp of the state oil inspector, showing a flash test of the contents at one hundred and six degrees, and this was the only barrel of oil from which sales were' made to customers from the time of its receipt until after the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Ahrens v. FentonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1908
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