Wellman v. Pacer Oil Company

HOLMAN, Judge.

This action arose out of an occurrence at a service station operated by defendant Pacer Oil Company when Allen Gamble, a station employee, shot Lionel Wellman (hereinafter sometimes referred to in the singular as plaintiff) inflicting serious injuries. Lionel filed suit against Gamble, Pacer, and Ben Clarke, the station manager, to recover for his injuries, and his wife Bettie joined in seeking a recovery for loss of services. Both plaintiffs also sought a judgment for punitive damages. Gamble defaulted and, at the conclusion of the evidence, the court directed a verdict for…