GANDY v. SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY

No. 13663.

341 S.W.2d 554 (1960)

Lillie Ruth GANDY, Appellant, v. SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, San Antonio.

Rehearing Denied December 21, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Putman & Putman, Richard G. Strong, San Antonio, for appellant.

L. M. Bickett, San Antonio, Donald K. King, Dallas, for appellee.


POPE, Justice.

Lillie Ruth Gandy sued Southwestern Bell Telephone Company for injuries to her hearing caused by an explosive sound on the line while she was talking on defendant's telephone. Whether the court correctly ruled that there was no evidence is the point before us, and in such a case we must view the evidence most favorably in behalf of the plaintiff. White v. White, 141 Tex. 328, 172 S.W.2d 295.

Plaintiff pleaded negligence in general terms under...

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