Robertson v. Shell Oil Co.

Appellant, Clarence L. Robertson, a school bus driver employed by Baltimore County, was injured in a fall after stepping onto an excavated area of a Shell service station owned by appellee, Carroll N. Griffin. Mr. Robertson, his wife and his Workmen’s Compensation carrier thereafter filed suit in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County against Mr. Griffin, Shell Oil Company and a third defendant, Petroleum Services, Incorporated, a general contractor employed for the installation of a new tank and pump for unleaded gasoline. Petroleum Services filed a motion for summary judgment on the basis…