Molinari v. SINCLAIR REFINING COMPANY

This is an action brought by the plaintiff, Eugene Molinari, to recover damages for injuries sus tained in 1963 as a result of the alleged negligence of the defendant, Sinclair Refining Company. The case was tried to a jury in the Superior Court, and at the conclusion of the introduction of evidence, the defendant’s motion for a directed verdict was granted by the trial justice. The plaintiff is now in this court prosecuting an appeal.

It appears that in 1963 Grace Painting Company, a New York corporation, entered into a contract with Richfield Oil Company, predecessor to the present…