Huffstettler v. Lion Oil Co.

JOHN E. MILLER, District Judge.

On September 10, 1952, the plaintiff, Bónner Huffstettler, filed his complaint against the defendant, Lion Oil Company, hereinafter often referred to as Lion, in the- Circuit Court of Ashley County, Arkansas, in which he alleged:

Plaintiff is a resident of Ashley County, Arkansas. Defendant is a Delaware corporation doing business in Ashley County, Arkansas, and maintains its principal office in El Dorado, Arkansas.

On February 6, 1952, Lion was the owner of a “petroleum bulk plant” at Hamburg, Arkansas, consisting of warehouses, office, equipment, etc.; that Lion…