Paull v. McBride

Plaintiff Pauli was injured while attempting to rescue his mother from a fire caused by an explosion of contaminated kerosene. A carload containing 8,115 gallons of illuminating oil, vaporizing at 131 degrees, and belonging to defendant Cities Service Oil Company at Grand Rapids, was approved by the deputy oil inspector March 8, 1933. Act No. 328, § 28, Pub. Acts 1931, prohibits the sale of kerosene that will emit a combustible vapor at a temperature of 120 degrees or less Fahrenheit. March 24th, Whittall and Schwab pur chased 146 gallons of kerosene from Cities Service Oil Company delivering…