Case Name: YOUNG v. LOUISIANA OIL REFINING CORPORATION
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1940-06-04
Citations: 112 F.2d 396
Docket Number: No. 9267
Parties: YOUNG V. LOUISIANA OIL REFINING CORPORATION.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 112
Pages: 396–396

Head Matter:
YOUNG V. LOUISIANA OIL REFINING CORPORATION.
No. 9267.
Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
June 4, 1940.
Ross R. Barnett and Wade H. Creek-more, both of Jackson, Miss., for appellant.
P. H. Eager, Jr., of Jackson, Miss., for appellee.
Before FOSTER, HOLMES, and Die- ■ CORD, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
FOSTER, Circuit Judge.
Appellant brought this suit to recover damages of $25,000 for personal injuries received while he was employed by ap-pellee. A verdict was directed for defendant.
It appears appellant was changing the price meter on a gasoline pump. He was required to take out four screws to remove the plate covering the mechanism of the meter. In replacing the plate he used the screw driver, which slipped and the point struck him in the eye, injuring it.
Undisputed evidence tends to show that the. pump was standard equipment; that it was a simple proceeding to take off and replace the plate; and that he was familiar with the work. It is evident that the sole proximate cause of the accident was appellant's own negligence.
The record presents no reversible error.
Affirmed.