Broughton v. Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey

This is an action to recover damages for the death of plaintiff's intestate, caused by an explosion in a filling station, owned by the defendant, B.R. Poole, and leased by him to the defendant, D. Henry Allen, who operated the same under the name of Allen's Service Station. The tanks in which gasoline was stored for sale at said filling station, and the pumps and equipment which were used in its operation, were installed by the defendant, Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, and owned by said company at the time of the explosion. The said tanks, pumps and equipment were subject to the…