Decarli v. Associated Oil Co.

Action for damages for personal injuries. Plaintiff alleges that he was employed by defendant Associated Oil Company, and that while engaged in his duties as such employee he received severe personal injuries through the gross and willful carelessness and negligence of defendant company. Defendant Ocean Life Insurance Company was the insurance carrier of defendant Oil Company and was made a party defendant solely for that reason. Both defendants demurred generally to the complaint upon the ground that it did not state a cause of action, and upon the further grounds of lack of jurisdiction of…