CHATMAN v. FERD STAFFEL COMPANY

No. 4049.

362 S.W.2d 173 (1962)

James CHATMAN, Appellant, v. FERD STAFFEL COMPANY et al., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Waco.

Rehearing Denied November 29, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lieck & Lieck, San Antonio, for appellant.

Granvil W. Smith, Carl Wright Johnson, Alfred W. Offer, San Antonio, for appellees.


WILSON, Justice.

Appellant sued appellees, alleging one of them manufactured, and the other sold to him, an insecticide, use of which resulted in his personal injury. The manufacturer pleaded a release executed by appellant, which the seller also relied on. Appellant answered that the release was obtained by fraud, and the consideration paid therefor was inadequate.

The court ordered severance, over appellant's objection, of the issue of whether he released...

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