Legal Opinion
Wallace v. Kentucky Fried Chicken of Lawton, Oklahoma, Inc.
Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided July 2, 1974No. 46144PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGHTMIRE, Presiding Judge.
During the evening of July 20, 1970, plaintiff — a member of the United States Air Force — while working off-duty hours as a Kentucky Fried Chicken cook, was severely burned when he was splashed with the contents of a hot pot of “burned grease” he was trying to pour into a 55-gallon drum behind the restaurant. The jury upheld his claim that the famous defendant caused the injury by failing to furnish a safe place for the airman to work and to warn him of the dangers involved, and awarded him a verdict of $5,820. The eating establishment appeals from a judgment…
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