Legal Opinion
Buck v. Standard Oil Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 22, 1928PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWhitmyer, J.
Plaintiff was shot in the leg and seriously injured on August 14,1927, at about three a. m., by one Burton J. DeGarmo at a gas filling station, belonging to defendant, near Victory Mills, *300Saratoga county, N. Y. DeGarmo conducted the station for defendant and was watching it at the time. He claims that he thought that plaintiff was trying to steal gasoline and that he shot, aiming at the ground, to frighten him away. Whether or not defendant is liable for his act is the only question. DeGarmo worked under a contract, in writing, which referred to him as “ agent ” and to defendant as the “…
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