Legal Opinion
Standard Oil Co. v. Burleson
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 1, 1941No. 9525PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCORD, Circuit Judge.
Max D. Burleson filed suit against Standard Oil Company to recover for personal injuries received by him when he fell into an unguarded excavation at a gasoline filling station located at Juno Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida. The case was tried to a jury which returned a verdict for the plaintiff. Judgment was entered on the verdict and Standard Oil Company appealed.
The evidence shows that on October 6, 1937, two employees of Standard Oil Company were engaged in the installation of an electric gasoline pump at Oscar Erickson’s filling station at Juno Beach, Florida. In…
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- Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. GeigerSupreme Court of Florida · 1936
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