Sinclair Refining Company v. Piles

Appellee, Erma Lee Piles, a minor, by ber mother, sued appellant, Sinclair Refining Company, and Jim Andas to compensate personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by appellant’s negligence when Erma’s mother, Mrs. Young, attempted to light a fire in a heating stove by using what was thought to be kerosene, and a violent explosion occurred.

The defendants below answered separately with general denials and appellant here, Sinclair, specifically denied liability on the grounds that appellee and her mother were guilty of contributory negligence which would bar recovery and that it was not…