NELSON v. ESSO STANDARD OIL CO.


28 A.D.2d 694 (1967)

Belton Nelson, Respondent, v. Esso Standard Oil Company, Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Department.

June 12, 1967


The testimony of defendant's safety engineer, in his examination before trial, that normally defendant would check the lines to make certain that they were clear and empty and would contact the contractor was sufficient to permit the jury to infer that defendant had retained a measure of control over the performance of the contract and had negligently failed to perform a duty which it had undertaken to perform in connection...

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