Kuhns v. Standard Oil Co. of Cal., Western Oper.

Plaintiff, a truck driver employed by Converse Trucking Lines, drove his truck to a gas and oil pump preparatory to putting oil in the engine. He stepped backward out of the truck onto a concrete island where the pumps were located, slipped in a puddle of oil that had leaked out of the oil dispenser, hit his hack on the edge of the island, and was severely injured.

Plaintiff filed this action against Standard Oil Company; Eingshy Truck Lines, Inc.; C. M. Emeis & Company; Don Avery dba Avery Plumbing and Heating Company; Lincoln Engineering Company of California; and Shields, Harper & Company.…