Fredericks v. Atlantic Refining Co.

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Kephart,

Harry Fredericks, engaged in driving a Packard Truck between Philadelphia and New York, was severely burned on December 11, 1921, at defendant’s gasoline station in Philadelphia, where he had stopped for gas. He recovered a verdict and judgment.

On the night of the accident, appellee drove his truck into appellant’s yard, stopping opposite pump Number 8. He was in an enclosed cab, about five feet wide, four feet deep and four and one-half feet high, with a door (half glass) in each side. The gasoline tank was in the cab, under the seat, its opening being close to…