SCURLOCK OIL CO. v. THREE STATES CONTRACTING CO.

No. 17845.

272 F.2d 169 (1959)

SCURLOCK OIL COMPANY, Appellant, v. THREE STATES CONTRACTING COMPANY, Inc., Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

December 3, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fred W. Hodson, Jr., Houston, Tex., Erwin, Wagner & Hodson, Houston, Tex., for appellant.

L. S. Carsey, Houston, Tex., for appellee.

Before HUTCHESON, JONES and WISDOM, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

Alleging that on July 7, 1956, in Cass County, Texas, plaintiff's pipeline was, as a result of the negligent operation of a bulldozer by defendant's employees, struck and burst, permitting quantities of oil to escape, appellant, plaintiff below, sued to recover the damages resulting therefrom.

Alleging further that: plaintiff first filed its suit on December 9, 1957 in the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana; it was...

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