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PUMPHREY v. J. A. JONES CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

No. 49642.

94 N.W.2d 737 (1959)

L. C. PUMPHREY and Florence L. Pumphrey, Appellees, v. J. A. JONES CONSTRUCTION COMPANY and H. N. Rogers and Sons Company, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

February 10, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Boyd, Walker & Concannon, Keokuk, for appellants.

McManus & McManus, Keokuk, for appellees.

THOMPSON, Chief Justice.

The important question in this case is whether the defendants, who were doing certain work in connection with the building of a lock in the Mississippi River under contracts with the United States government, are entitled to the same immunity from suit as the government itself. Plaintiffs' petition alleged that in the course of the work the defendants negligently used high explosives in blasting...

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