Govero v. Standard Oil Co.

SANBORN, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment for the defendant (appellee) in an action brought by the plaintiff (appellant) to recover for personal injuries and property damage resulting from an explosion which occurred on June 7, 1948, in the basement of the gasoline filling station which the plaintiff was operating in Festus, Missouri. The station was owned by the defendant. The plaintiff was in possession and control of the station at the time of the explosion under a written lease dated February 18, 1948, for the term of one year commencing March 1, 1948.

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