Legal Opinion

System Tank Lines, Inc. v. Dixon

Washington Supreme Court

Decided August 11, 1955No. 33051PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtFinley, J.

This is an action to recover for property damage and personal injury. It is a companion case to Fink v. Dixon, 46 Wn. (2d) 794, 285 P. (2d) 557. Both cases arose out of an explosion of the trailer portion of a tank-truck rig used for the transportation of gasoline.

The plaintiff corporation (hereinafter called System) operated a fleet of tank trucks. Normally, these were maintained and repaired in a shop in Spokane. It was operated exclusively for the servicing of System equipment by a subsidiary, the System Parts & Equipment Co., under the supervision of a Mr. Charles Duncan. In July of 1953,…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Billingsley v. Rovig-Temple Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1943
  2. Fink v. DixonWashington Supreme Court · 1955
  3. Perry v. D. J. & T. Sullivan, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1933
  4. Lewis v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1933
  5. Lamoreaux v. FosketWashington Supreme Court · 1954

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Mathis v. AmmonsCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1996
  2. Seagraves v. ABCO Manufacturing Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
  3. Barnes v. LABOR HALL ASS'N., INC.Washington Supreme Court · 1957
  4. Hector v. MartinWashington Supreme Court · 1958
  5. Martini v. StateCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2004

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