Legal Opinion
Kentucky Glycerine Co. v. Woodruff Development Co.
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided March 4, 1930PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
(Opinion op the Court by
Commissioner Stanley
Reversing.
The appellee, Woodruff Development Company, engaged the appellant', Kentucky Glycerine Company, to shoot an oil well with 30 quarts of nitroglycerine for the agreed price of $128. Appellee filed this suit charging that as a result of the negligence of appellant’s agent in performing the work, and in advising its agent that the material had exploded when it had not, the company’s tools had been lost in the well, and it had expended $1,223 in extracting them, for which sum it asked judgment.
The appellant denied negligence, averred that the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Zahniser v. Pennsylvania Torpedo Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1899
- Wood v. MillerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1922
- Sutton's Administrator v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1916
- Carter Oil Co. v. Independent Torpedo Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1924
- Gregory's Administratrix v. Director General of RailroadsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1922
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Warfield Natural Gas Co. v. AllenCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1933
- City of Ludlow v. AlbersCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1934
- Kidd v. Modern Amusement Co., Inc.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1934
- E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. v. CuddCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1949
- Louisville & Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District v. KirkCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1965
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