American Oil Company v. Glen F. Dastugue

CAMERON, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a jury verdict and judgment against the lessor of a service station and in favor of an employee of the lessee-operator of the station. Appellee was burned in a fire allegedly caused by the negligent acts of appellant in its role of owner of the realty upon which the fire occurred.

When the accident occurred, appellee Dastugue had been employed for about four weeks by one Gremillion, the lessee-operator of the station. He had previously worked for Gremillion’s predecessor lessee for about a week, and continued working at the station when Gremillion…