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BURTON CONSTRUCTION & SHIPBUILDING CO. v. BROUSSARD

No. A-4676.

273 S.W.2d 598 (1954)

BURTON CONSTRUCTION & SHIPBUILDING COMPANY, Inc., Petitioner, v. Oralee BROUSSARD, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Denied January 12, 1955.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marcus & Weller, Beaumont, for petitioner.

Orgain, Bell & Tucker, Alto V. Watson and D. F. Sanders, Beaumont, for respondent.

SMITH, Justice.

Oralee Broussard sued Burton Construction & Shipbuilding Company, Inc., to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by him on July 14, 1951. Respondent alleged that he was an invitee on petitioner's premises and was standing near the barge when the explosion occurred. He alleged negligence generally and relied on the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur. He further alleged certain specific acts and omissions of petitioner as constituting...

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