Legal Opinion
Barnhart v. American Oil Company
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided January 22, 1965No. Civ. A. 857PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALTER E. HOFFMAN, Chief Judge.
On January 29, 1960, the plaintiff, a tank-truck driver employed by J. W. Hornsby’s Sons, Inc. (Hornsby), was injured when he fell from the top of a gasoline tank-truck owned by Hornsby, while plaintiff was in the process of loading fuel oil at the Yorktown Refinery of the defendant, American Oil Company.
Aside from the question of damages the issues are (1) whether plaintiff was a “statutory employee” of American Oil Company by reason of American’s relationship with Hornsby; (2) the negligence if any, of American Oil Company; and (3) the contributory negligence,…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf R. R. v. McDadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Sykes v. Stone & Webster Engineering Corp.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1947
- Anderson v. Thorington Construction Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1959
- Floyd v. MitchellSupreme Court of Virginia · 1962
- Rea, Administratrix v. FordSupreme Court of Virginia · 1957
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Shell Oil Co. v. LeftwichSupreme Court of Virginia · 1972
- Vandergrift v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1978
- Walden v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1998
- Barnhart v. American Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1966
- Calvin G. Barnhart v. American Oil Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1966
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