Standard Oil Company v. Manis

CLAY, Commissioner.

Appellee recovered a $30,000 judgment for injuries sustained when he slipped and fell on appellant’s premises. On appeal the latter asserts it was entitled to a directed verdict, or in the alternative, a new trial.

Appellee was a truck driver. About 11:00 o’clock one morning he brought a truckload of gasoline to appellant’s bulk plant in Letcher County. It was a cold day in February, and there were snow and ice on the ground. According to customary practice in unloading his cargo, appellee was on his way to the pump house to throw a switch. This required him to traverse a…