Kapros v. Pierce Oil Corporation

Action for damages laid at $25,000 for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff from a fire which occurred at defendant's oil filling station while plaintiff was there purchasing gasoline. Plaintiff lost on the trial below and judgment went against him on the verdict. The case is here on a writ of error issued at his instance. The sole error assigned is the giving of two instructions for the defendant which cast the burden of proof on the plaintiff. It is claimed the doctrine ofres ipsa loquitur applied to the case, and that these instructions were therefore wrong, because under that…