Shockley v. Henslee

Pannell, Judge.

1. The petition, as against H. C. Price & Company, merely alleges that it supplied the co-defendant Henslee with metal drums containing an inflammable or explosive substance (of which Henslee had knowledge) with knowledge on the part of H. C. Price & Company that the drums would be placed in the yard of the co-defendant in a place where children frequently played. The explosion, which caused the death of plaintiff's son of 11 years, is alleged to have occurred as the result of a fire set by the co-defendant in burning trash in another drum close by and negligently leaving the…