Legal Opinion
McDaniel v. Durst Manufacturing Co.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 27, 1960No. Civ. A. No. 1323-58PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
YOUNGDAHL, District Judge.
This is a suit for damages resulting from an explosion of a propane gas cylinder. Plaintiff McDaniel, a plumber, purchased a refill of propane gas1 from the defendant. On February 24, 1957, the plaintiff was engaged in plumbing work he had been contracted to perform by Nathan and Sylvia Robin, Inc., the tenant of a building owned by Abraham M. and Dora Kaufman. The cylinder exploded in the building, causing an alleged $250 in damages to the plaintiff; $5,323.82 to the tenant, Robin, Inc.; and $852.61 to the owners, the Kaufmans.
These latter two claims, totalling…
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- Helen Hanna, Cicero Hanna v. Annie C. Fletcher, Trustee of Estate of Florence Johnson, Benjamin F. Fletcher, and Fred S. Gichner Iron Works, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1956
- J. W. Terteling & Sons v. Central Nebraska Public Power & Irrigation Dist.District Court, D. Nebraska · 1948
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- United States v. Thomas B. Bourne AssociatesDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1973