Legal Opinion
James P. Sullivan v. Shell Oil Company, Herman R. Engberson v. Shell Oil Company
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 31, 1956No. 14571_1PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES M. CARTER, District Judge.
This appeal raises the question of the duty of an owner-occupier of premises to the employees of an independent contractor engaged in dismantling a tank on the premises. The action is one to recover damages for personal injuries sustained when the center column of one of defendant’s storage tanks on which plaintiffs were working, collapsed.
The question is here on appeal by plaintiffs, Sullivan and Engberson, from a directed verdict and judgment in favor of defendant, Shell. Jurisdiction of the District Court was based on diversity of citizenship.
Upon appeal…
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3Cited by20 opinions
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