Shaffer v. Sunray Mid-Continent Oil Company

JAMES W. BROADDUS, Special Judge by transfer order.

In this action plaintiff sought damages from defendants in the amount of $100,000 on account of personal injuries sustained by her as a result of an explosion. The jury returned a verdict for defendants and judgment was entered thereon. Plaintiff filed a motion for new trial which the trial court sustained on the ground of error in giving Instruction D-8. Defendants have appealed.

Plaintiff’s second amended petition, upon which the case was tried, contains several grounds of negligence. The case was, however, submitted upon the sole charge…