BELLFLOWER v. PENNISE

No. 76-1226.

548 F.2d 776 (1976)

James BELLFLOWER, a minor, by Shirley Bellflower, next friend, Appellant, v. Santo PENNISE and Antonio Pennise, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided February 9, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas C. Boyle (argued), Francis D. Conner, Clayton, Mo., on briefs, for appellant.

Gerre S. Langton, St. Louis, Mo., argued; Evans & Dixon, Sam P. Rynearson, St. Louis, Mo., on briefs, for appellees.

Before VAN OOSTERHOUT, Senior Circuit Judge, and HEANEY and HENLEY, Circuit Judges.


HENLEY, Circuit Judge.

This is a diversity action brought for minor plaintiff-appellant by his next friend to recover damages for personal injuries sustained in a fire which ignited when three minor defendants1 threw firecrackers into a shack containing spilled gasoline located on land owned by appellees Santo and Antonio Pennise. The district court2 entered an order granting appellees' motion for summary judgment...

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