Legal Opinion
T. Lincoln Kerney, II v. Fort Griffin Fandangle Association, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 22, 1980No. 78-3599PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHARLES CLARK, Circuit Judge:
On July 26, 1976, T. Lincoln Kerney, II, attended a theatrical event in Shackelford County, Texas, known as the Fort Griffin Fandangle. One of the Fandangle’s most memorable acts, regrettably for Kerney, was the presentation known as the “fire in the anvil,” in which an explosive charge was detonated under an iron anvil to send it skyward with a resounding blast, purporting to re-create the fireworks enjoyed by the Texas pioneers of old. The day Kerney attended, however, “something went wrong.” Rather than being propelled skyward, fragments of the anvil flew into…
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