Frederick Hudson Gaskins v. William B. Tarpley, in No. 19398 v. Aeroprojects Incorporated. Appeal of Charles Dana McKinney Jr

OPINION OF THE COURT

Plaintiff, Frederick Gaskins, was seriously injured when, during the process of transferring gelled rocket propellant from smaller to larger containers for the purpose of shipping it to a rocket test facility, a violent explosion occurred. At the time of the accident, Mr. Gaskins was employed by Aeroprojects, Inc. as a scientist. He sued two of his immediate supervisors, alleging their negligence and their failure to warn him of the dangers inherent in the transfer process as the causes of his injury. He additionally named the United States as a defendant under the Federal…