Legal Opinion

Pinson v. Young

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided May 12, 1917No. 20,516PublishedCited by 26 opinions

Appeal from Cherokee district court; JAMES N. Dunbar, judge.

1Opinion of the Court

*453The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dawson, J.:

The plaintiffs are the father and mother of John Pinson, a Galena fireman, who was killed by an explosion while he was extinguishing a fire in a building containing dynamite. The deceased was a single man and his parents were partly dependent upon him for support, and they brought this action against the defendants for damages for the wrongful death of their son.

The defendants, Young Brothers, were engaged in mining operations in and about the city of Galena and were tenants of the building. In one corner of it they had constructed a small…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Ring v. . City of CohoesNew York Court of Appeals · 1879
  2. Mexican National Railway Co. v. MussetteTexas Supreme Court · 1894
  3. City of Kansas City v. SlangstromSupreme Court of Kansas · 1894
  4. Union Street Railway Co. v. StoneSupreme Court of Kansas · 1894
  5. Luengene v. Consumers Light, Heat & Power Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1912

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Rowell v. City of WichitaSupreme Court of Kansas · 1947
  2. State v. GloverSupreme Court of Missouri · 1932
  3. Applegate v. Home Oil Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1958
  4. Tilden v. AshSupreme Court of Kansas · 1937
  5. Dodson v. MaddoxSupreme Court of Missouri · 1949

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