Clark v. E. I. du Pont de Nemours Powder Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

DAWSON, J.:

This is an appeal from an award of $1632.75 as damages for expenses and loss of services to the appellee on account of injuries received by his two minor sons through an explosion of solidified glyc-erine which was the property of the appellant. The circumstances leading up to the unfortunate occurrence, which gave rise to this lawsuit may be briefly stated: On November 25, 1909, one L. H. Small was engaged in drilling an oil well upon the farm of J. McDowell in Chautauqua county near the home of Steve Clark, the appellee. The appellant, E.…