Baggett v. Ashland Oil & Refining Co.

MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE BURMAN

delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an appeal by defendant, Ashland Oil Company, from a judgment entered upon the verdict of a jury in favor of plaintiff, Bennetta Sue Baggett, in the sum of $140,000 for injuries alleged to have been sustained by her as a direct and proximate result of the negligence of the defendant in its ownership, maintenance and control of an oil well pump.

The oil pump in question was located about seventy-five feet from the rear of the Baggett residence on premises owned by plaintiff’s father. There was a gate valve or faucet attached…