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BLASS v. VIRGIN PINE LUMBER CO.

No. 6006.

50 F.2d 29 (1931)

BLASS et al. v. VIRGIN PINE LUMBER CO.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 25, 1931.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sydney C. Mize, of Gulfport, Miss. (Mize & Mize & Thompson, of Gulfport, Miss., and N. T. Currie, of Hattiesburg, Miss., on the brief), for appellants.

R. W. Heidelberg, of Hattiesburg, Miss., Luther L. Tyler, of Picayune, Miss., and J. W. Backstrom, of Leakesville, Miss., for appellee.

Before BRYAN, FOSTER, and WALKER, Circuit Judges.

WALKER, Circuit Judge.

Venable Blass, a boy about fourteen years of age, was killed by lightning while alone in the bathroom of a residence in the town or village of Piave, Miss., in which he lived with his parents. To recover damages for his death this action was brought against the appellee, which operated a plant which provided electric light for residences and places of business in that town or village. Allegations of the declaration attributed the death of the...

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