Mezerkor v. Texaco, Inc.

Plaintiff, the lessee-operator of a service station, who seeks to recover damages for personal injuries, has appealed from a judgment, entered upon a verdict of jury, which denied him recovery against his lessor-supplier, 1 and from an order denying his motion for a new trial. 2 He contends, with assistance from amici curiae, that the court erred in refusing to give the jury Ms requested instructions concerning the provisions of the Labor Code which require an employer to furnish an employee a safe place to work, and further instructions setting forth applicable industrial safety orders. He…