GILES v. SHELL OIL CORP.

No. 83-1450.

487 A.2d 610 (1985)

Deloris GILES, Appellant, v. SHELL OIL CORPORATION, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided February 8, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter C. DePaolis, Landover, Md., with whom Charles R. Richey, Jr., Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for appellant.

Brian W. Shaughnessy, Washington, D.C., for appellee.

Before MACK, NEWMAN and TERRY, Associate Judges.


MACK, Associate Judge:

On appeal appellant argues that the trial court's grant of summary judgment to appellee should be reversed. Specifically, appellant contends a material factual dispute exists concerning appellee's degree of control over and knowledge of acts of its lessee and his employees. We disagree and therefore affirm.

Appellant's son was fatally shot by a Shell Oil service station attendant on December 6, 1980. The gun used in the shooting had...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases