Legal Opinion
Brigham Young University v. Lillywhite
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided January 17, 1941No. 2167PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURRAH, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment in favor of plaintiff, now appellee, against the defendant, Brigham Young University, now appellant, for personal injuries as a result of an explosion in a chemical laboratory experiment, while the appellee was a duly and regularly enrolled student at said University.
The plaintiff charges: First, that she was inexperienced in chemistry and chemical reactions and of the materials required in performing the experiment, known as Exercise No. 11. Second, that the chemicals used in Exercise No. 11 were highly dangerous. Third, that the…
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