Legal Opinion
Hoover v. Sun Oil Company
Superior Court of Delaware
Decided July 20, 1965No. 368PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This case is concerned with injuries received as the result of a fire on August 16,1962 at the service station operated by James F. Barone. The fire started at the rear of plaintiffs car where it was being filled with gasoline and was allegedly caused by the negligence of John Smilyk an employee of Barone. Plaintiffs brought suit against Smilyk, Barone and Sun Oil Company (Sun) which owned the service station.
Sun has moved for summary judgment as to it on the basis that Barone was an independent contractor and therefore the alleged negligence of his employee could not result in liability as…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Texas Co. v. WheatTexas Supreme Court · 1943
- Cawthon v. Phillips Petroleum CompanyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1960
- Cities Service Oil Co. v. KindtSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1947
- Texas Co. v. FreerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1941
- Arkansas Fuel Oil Company v. ScalettaSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1940
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Giles v. Shell Oil Corp.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- Billops v. Magness Construction Co.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1978
- Singleton Ex Rel. Singleton v. International Dairy Queen, Inc.Superior Court of Delaware · 1975
- Foster v. SteedUtah Supreme Court · 1967
- Apple Ex Rel. Scammon v. Standard Oil, Division of American Oil Co.District Court, N.D. California · 1969
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