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WATERS-PIERCE OIL CO. v. DESELMS

No. 62.

212 U.S. 159 (1909)

WATERS-PIERCE OIL COMPANY v. DESELMS.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 1, 1909.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. John W. Shartel, with whom Mr. J.D. Johnson, Mr. James R. Keaton and Mr. Frank Wells were on the brief, for plaintiff in error.

Mr. A.H. Huston and Mr. John Devereux for defendant in error.

MR. JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the court.

Deselms sued the Waters-Pierce Oil Company to recover damages for the death of his wife and two young children, resulting from an alleged explosion of a highly inflammable and explosive substance, consisting of a mixture of coal oil and gasoline. The mixture, it was alleged, had been bought by Deselms as coal oil from dealers...

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