Legal Opinion
Genesee County Patrons Fire Relief Ass'n v. L. Sonneborn Sons, Inc.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 27, 1934PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHtjbbs, J.
Charles J. Call owned a farm. He entered into a contract with the defendant Rib-Stone Concrete Corporation to build and install a waterproof water tank in one of his barns. After the construction of the tank an employee of the said defendant was engaged in applying a waterproofing preparation manufactured by the defendant L. Sonneborn Sons, Inc., and known as Hydro cide No. 889 to the interior of the tank when an explosion occurred in the tank which resulted in the destruction of the barn and certain personal property by fire.
In doing the work an ordinary farm lantern with a globe was taken…
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