Legal Opinion
McDonald v. United States
District Court, N.D. Texas
Decided December 27, 1967No. C.A. 4-697PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BREWSTER, District Judge.
E. L. McDonald, a floor sander, sustained serious bums over a large part of his body in a flash fire and explosion which occurred as he was starting to refinish the floors in a vacant apartment of a Wherry housing project, owned, operated and maintained by the government. He died twelve days later as a result of the burns. Natural gas had escaped into the apartment through an uncapped, unplugged flexible copper tube which had been disconnected from the gas dryer which it served. The gas was ignited by a spark emitted when the electrical sanding machine was…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Halepeska v. Callihan Interests, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1963
- Logan v. LoganCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1937
- McMillan v. GageCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1942
- Jones v. West End Consolidated Mining Co.Nevada Supreme Court · 1913
- Boone v. New Orleans Public Service, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1959
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- Allen Frazier, a Minor by Ferrol Frazier, Next Friend v. Continental Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Mahmoud Hassan, Administrator of the Estate of Yameen Hassan, Deceased v. Clayton A. Stafford and Blanche Stafford, Trading as Delmar MotelCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
- Quinn v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1970
- Hernandez v. United StatesDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 1969