Legal Opinion
Texas Co. v. Sowers
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided June 5, 1953PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMS, Chief Justice.
This appeal is prosecuted from a judgment appellees, Orville Sowers and wife, Virginia, recovered against the Texas Company for $1,500 damages alleged to have *925been done appellees’ property by the Company’s negligence in permitting gasoline to escape from its filling station and run upon and- saturate the lot of appellees. Two grounds are relied upon for reversal: 1. The premises were occupied by Lyle W. Pitts, the Company’s lessee, at the time the gasoline leaked and ran on the premises of appellees, and Pitts and not the Company is liable for any resulting damages and a…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Cobb v. Gulf Refining Co., Inc.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1940
- Price Bros. v. City of Dawson SpringsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1921
- Indian Refining Company v. BerryCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1928
- City of Hazard v. EversoleCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1939
- Mitchell v. BradyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1907
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Blue Grass Restaurant Company v. FranklinCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1968
- Adams Construction Company v. BentleyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1960
- Harms v. City of SibleySupreme Court of Iowa · 2005
- Dow Chemical Finance Corp. v. Marana AssociatesCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1980
- Blue Grass Restaurant Company v. FranklinCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1968