Dillon v. Socony Mobil Oil Co.

-Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court in Broome County in favor of plaintiff based upon a jury verdict in the sum of $5,000 for personal injuries, and from an order denying defendant’s motion for a new trial. Plaintiff, Sealer of Weights and Measures for Broome County, was a business invitee upon the premises of defendant and was engaged in calibrating the meters used by defendant for measuring petroleum products. The meters were located on a loading platform constructed of steel with a grated flooring approximately four feet above ground level. Pipes came up through this…