SEARS, ROEBUCK & CO. v. HOUGH

No. 62.

421 S.W.2d 714 (1967)

SEARS, ROEBUCK & CO., Appellant, v. Vance HOUGH, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

Rehearing Denied December 13, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Perry Barber, Jr., John Held, Baker, Botts, Shepherd & Coates, Houston, for appellant.

O. Joseph Damiani, Houston, for appellee.


BARRON, Justice.

This is a products liability case.

Vance Hough, plaintiff in the trial court and appellee here, filed suit against Sears, Roebuck & Company for property damages to his home, which he alleges were proximately caused by a defective Kenmore washing machine which he purchased from Sears, Roebuck & Company.

Trial was to a jury which found: (1) that plaintiff relied on the written warranty that the washing machine was free from defects...

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