Missouri Iron & Metal Co. v. Cartwright
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Tarrant County; Ben M. Terrell, Judge. Action by L. Cartwright against the Missouri Iron & Metal Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
DUNKLIN, J,
The Missouri Iron & Metal Company, a partnership composed of Morris Ginsberg and L. Cohen, were engaged in the business of buying and selling scrap iron. Some of their purchases consisted of large wheel shafts and all kinds of old discarded machinery. In order to facilitate the handling and sale of the larger pieces, those pieces would be broken up with charges of dynamite. The place selected for such blasting operations was near a switch of the Texas & Pacific Railway Company near Ft. Worth. A road led from the residence of L. Cartwright and passed within a short distance of the…
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