Legal Opinion

Exner v. Sherman Power Const. Co.

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided December 14, 1931No. 45PublishedCited by 59 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

AUGUSTUS N. HAND, Circuit Judge.

This is an action in tort, brought by Delia H. Exner to recover damages to her person, property, and business which were caused by the explosion of dynamite kept by the defendant company in connection with work upon a hydroelectric development at Bellows Falls, Yt., in which it was engaged. The plaintiff Frederick Exner, the husband *511of Delia H. Exner, was joined as a plaintiff because he sought to recover damages for injuries to his marital rights.

The defendant kept dynamite in a small hut on the westerly bank of the Connecticut river located conveniently to…

2Cases cited46 opinions

  1. Hay v. . the Cohoes CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1849
  2. Losee v. . BuchananNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
  3. Booth v. . R., W. O.T.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1893
  4. Fitz Simons & Connell Co. v. Braun & FittsIllinois Supreme Court · 1902
  5. Sullivan v. . DunhamNew York Court of Appeals · 1900

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3Cited by59 opinions

  1. Felice Grillea v. United States and National Shipping AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
  2. Whitman Hotel Corporation v. Elliott & Watrous Engineering Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1951
  3. Moran v. Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1948
  4. Peigh v. Baltimore & O. R. CoCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1953
  5. Pope v. Edward M. Rude Carrier Corp.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1953

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