Webb v. Olin Mathieson Chemical Corporation

CROCKETT, Chief Justice.

An explosion of plaintiff’s rifle he was firing while rabbit hunting blew off part of his one finger and injured another. He sued defendant for negligence in manufacturing the gun. The case was tried and submitted to the jury on the issues of negligence of the defendant and contributory negligence of the plaintiff. The jury found the issues in favor of the plaintiff, and judgment for $3,785.40 was entered thereon from which defendant appeals.

Defendant’s fundamental attack is that there is no competent evidence of its negligence; and that the only reasonable deduction…