Jones v. Standard Oil Co.
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from White Circuit Court; J. M. Johnson, Judge; 1. The court erred in peremptorily instructing a verdict for defendant, as a case for a jury was made by the evidence of negligence of defendant company, its servants, agents and employees, for which appellee company was liable. 2. The relation of master and servant was shown to exist between plaintiff and defendant, and the injury was caused by defective spring on the valve rod, and that this defect and others could…
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Appeal from White Circuit Court; J. M. Johnson, Judge; 1. The court erred in peremptorily instructing a verdict for defendant, as a case for a jury was made by the evidence of negligence of defendant company, its servants, agents and employees, for which appellee company was liable. 2. The relation of master and servant was shown to exist between plaintiff and defendant, and the injury was caused by defective spring on the valve rod, and that this defect and others could have been discovered by an inspection of the car at the time, or prior to the time, the car was filled with gasoline. The…
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
This is a suit by appellant, who was plaintiff below and who will hereinafter be referred to as plaintiff, to recover damages alleged to have been sustained on account of the negligence of appellee, the Standard .Oil Co. of Louisiana, which will hereinafter be referred to as the company. The case was tried before a jury, and at the conclusion of the testimony offered on plaintiff’s behalf the jury, under the direction of the court, returned a verdict for the company, and this appeal is from the judgment pronounced on that verdict.
The testimony was substantially as follows: On December 30,…
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- Spaulding v. W. N. Flynt Granite Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1893
- Moynihan v. King's Windsor Cement Dry Mortar Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1897
- Anderson v. OliverSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1890
- McMullen v. Carnegie Bros. & Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1893
- Dunn v. Boston & Northern Street Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1905
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