Legal Opinion
Brown v. NATIONAL OIL CO.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided August 5, 1958No. 17458PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Oxner, Justice.
This action was brought in February, 1955, by James C. Brown against National Oil Company and Herbert Taylor, one of its tank truck drivers and salesmen, to recover damages resulting from a fire alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendants. Brown died on April 24, 1955. Thereafter his widow, Mrs. Blanche C. Brown, was appointed administratrix of his estate and an appropriate order entered substituting her as party plaintiff. The case was tried in January, 1956. Timely motions by defendants for a non-suit and a directed verdict were refused. The jury returned…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Wagner v. International Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1921
- Mudrich v. Standard Oil Co.Ohio Supreme Court · 1950
- Koelsch v. Philadelphia Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1893
- Moody v. Gufl Refining Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1919
- Robert R. Walker, Inc. v. BurgdorfTexas Supreme Court · 1952
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Mickle v. BlackmonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1969
- Matthews v. PorterSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1962
- James C. Gardner v. Q. H. S., Inc., a Corporation, and J. M. Fields, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1971
- Deborah Furka, Administratrix of the Estate of Paul Furka, Deceased v. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1985
- Crowley Ex Rel. Estate of Crowley v. SpiveyCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1985
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