SCURLOCK OIL COMPANY v. ROBERTS

No. 7495.

370 S.W.2d 755 (1963)

SCURLOCK OIL COMPANY, Appellant, v. Forrest E. ROBERTS, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Texarkana.

August 6, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ruff Wall, Fred Whitaker, Carthage, for appellant.

Law Offices of Tom Bankhead, Carthage, for appellee.


CHADICK, Chief Justice.

This is an action for damage to land caused by negligent failure to prevent crude petroleum from leaking out of a pipeline. A judgment awarding plaintiff $2,400.00 costs, etc., is affirmed.

In conformity with the plaintiff's pleadings the trial court submitted special issues to determine the fact of alleged negligent omissions of the pipeline operator, which issue the jury answered in the affirmative and found the omissions to be the...

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