WANDA PETROLEUM COMPANY v. REEVES

No. 4277.

385 S.W.2d 688 (1964)

WANDA PETROLEUM COMPANY et al., Appellants, v. Leonard Earl REEVES, a Minor, BNF, et al., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Waco.

Rehearing Denied January 7, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vinson, Elkins, Weems & Searls, B. Jeff Crane, Jr., and Gay Brinson, Jr., Houston, for appellants.

Brown, Kronzer, Abraham, Watkins & Steely, Houston, for appellees.


WILSON, Justice.

The chief problem in this automobile death case relates to the jury's answer to the damage issue. Five minor children of deceased as plaintiffs recovered a judgment based on favorable liability findings. In our opinion a valid judgment could not be rendered on the verdict as to damages, and we reverse.

The petition alleged the plaintiffs had been damaged in the sum of $3000 for each year of their minority by the death of their mother. Their...

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