Marathon Oil Co. v. Sanders

BAXLESS, V. C. J.

Mrs. E. H. Sanders sued Marathon Oil Company, a corporation, and one of its employees, in the district court of Oklahoma county, for damages suffered as the result of the alleged negligence of the employee in operating an automobile, for which negligence the master was responsible. A jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for the sum of $4,000, and this appeal resulted.

Only two assignments are argued: (1) Error in the instructions; and (2) excessive verdict.

The alleged vice of the instructions touches upon the definition of contributory negligence and its applicability as…