Parton v. Phillips Petroleum Co.

This action was begun in the Circuit Court of Iron County, September 3, 1933, by Maggie Parton against Phillips Petroleum Company_ and Henry Janke to recover damages for injuries received by her, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendants. ‘It was claimed that the Phillips Petroleum Company negligently sold to Henry Janke, an operator of a filling station, a mixture of kerosene and gasoline for refined kerosene; and said Janke sold to plaintiff’s husband a quantity of the liquid believing it to be kerosene; that the liquid had a flash point of less than 100 degrees…