Powell v. Standard Oil Co.

Action to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been occasioned by the negligence of the defendant Standard Oil Company and its agent in placing gasolene and kerosene in plaintiff’s tank upon his farm. There was a verdict of $30,000 in favor of plaintiff. Upon motion for a new trial, an order was made setting aside the verdict unless plaintiff consent to a reduction thereof to $25,000 in which case the motion was denied. The consent was filed and defendants appealed.

The appeal does not raise the question of defendants’ negligence, yet a recital of some of the facts as…