American Oil Co. v. Frederick

HICKENLOOPER, Circuit Judge.

On November 5, 1926, an employee of the Adamson Manufacturing Company of East Palestine, Ohio, manufacturers of underground gasoline storage tanks, attempted to remove a fill or vent pipe from a 550-gallon tank which had been returned after use, and which, unknown to him, must have contained gasoline or gasoline fumes. To accomplish his end, the employee used an acetylene torch for the purpose of expanding the flange into which the pipe, or its bushing, had been screwed. An explosion resulted, causing the death of plaintiff’s intestate, also an employee, who was…