Legal Opinion
Barrett v. Atlas Powder Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided November 21, 1978No. Civ. 17225PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
EVANS, J.
Plaintiff, Nils O. Barrett, sought damages for personal injuries from defendants, Atlas Powder Company, Downey Clinch, doing business as Alpha Hardware, Olin Corporation, American Cyanamid Company, and E. I. DuPont deNemours and Company, arising out of an incident in which a 30-year-old blasting cap exploded when handled by plaintiff. The defendants moved for and were granted summary judgment, and plaintiff appeals.
The facts surrounding the accident are not in dispute and indicate that on January 17, 1974, plaintiff, age 20, while at an abandoned gold mine his father had…
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