Legal Opinion
McDonald v. Shell Oil Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 15, 1967PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKeating, J.
Daniel McDonald was killed, while waiting for his car at a Shell Oil Service Station. The station was owned by the Shell Oil Company and leased to Smith Shell Service, operated by one Charles R. Smith. Smith had requested Shell Oil to install a hydraulic lift in one of its two bays. There was an existing lift device in the other service bay. Shell purchased the equipment from the manufacturer, Joyce Cridland Company, and hired a competent independent contractor, William J. Manion, to install the lift.
Smith’s service bay was equipped with an air compressor from which a line furnished air to…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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- Rohlfs v. WeilNew York Court of Appeals · 1936
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