Standard Oil Co. v. Ogden & Moffett Co.

SIMONS, Chief Judge.

While the Ogden & Moffett Company, herein designated as the carrier, was delivering gasoline to the Standard Oil Company at the latter’s bulk storage plant at Flint, Michigan, a leak developed in its facilities causing gasoline to accumulate on the concrete apron of the plant. Ignited by backfire of the carrier’s motor, the resulting fire destroyed the carrier’s motor and trailers and Standard’s buildings, causing damages to Standard stipulated at Twenty Five Thousand ($25,000.00) Dollars. It had judgment for only half of that amount. Its appeal asserts the inadequacy of…