Jones v. Shell Petroleum Corporation

Le BLANC, Judge.

The Shell Petroleum Corporation leased the premises at the corner of Thomas and Holly streets in the city of Hammond from Arthur O. Jones, the plaintiff herein, and there operated a gasoline filling station. The underground supply tanks are filled with gasoline from automobile tank trucks; the connection from the tank on the truck to the supply tank being a strong rubber hose pipe, at the end of which is a spring valve. The valve is operated by means of a lever which is attached to the spring. As long as this, lever is held down, the valve remains open, and, as soon as the…