Young v. Blalock Hauling Co.

Jordan, Judge.

While it is alleged in the petition that the defendant was negligent in discharging a large quantity of gasoline into the storage facilities of the filling station and thereby creating an alleged dangerous condition by the accumulation of gasoline vapors on the adjoining premises where the plaintiff was injured when said vapors were ignited and exploded, the instant cause of action must be construed as one predicated upon the defendant’s failure to act to determine that said facilities could safely receive the gasoline. This is true for the reason that the facts alleged in the…