Standard Oil Co. of Kentucky v. Evans

The appellee brought this action in the circuit court of Lee county against appellant to recover damages for the burning of his Fiord car and contents, as well as injuries to his person, caused by the alleged negligence of appellant in overflowing his car with gasoline during the process of filling1 the tank to the car, which overflow gasoline ignited, resulting in the injuries sued for. There was a trial, resulting in a verdict and judgement for appellee in the sum of seven hundred fifty dollars, from which judgment appellant prosecutes this appeal.

The evidence tended to make the following…