Skelly Oil Company v. Waters

I am unable to agree with the majority opinion on the issue of whether claimant was engaged in hazardous employment at the time the accidental injury was sustained.

I agree with the majority’s statement that “Skelly’s business at this location was the sale of petroleum products and accessories to the public, and to sell certain services, *325such as greasing, washing, adjusting brakes and points, and fixing flats.” I am, however, unable to agree with the statement that follows to the effect that “In none of these operations were power machinery used, only simple hand tools.” A hydraulic hoist is…