Bartholomew v. Skelly Oil Co.

Nuss, District Judge.

Action by Leslie Carol Bartholomew against the Skelly Oil Company to recover damages for personal injuries suffered by the plaintiff as a result of an explosion of gasoline at a filling station where the plaintiff was working. At the conclusion of the evidence the trial court directed a verdict for the defendant and the plaintiff appeals.

It is undisputed in the evidence that the defendant, Skelly Oil Company, owned the filling station in question; that on the 19th day of August, 1940, it leased the same in writing to Dean Turnbull who operated the same. The lease provided…