THORESON v. THOMPSON

No. B-673.

431 S.W.2d 341 (1968)

Donnie THORESON, Petitioner, v. D. F. THOMPSON, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Denied October 2, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linn, Helms & Countiss, Richard Countiss, Spearman, for petitioner.

Lemon, Close & Atkinson, R. D. Lemon, Perryton, Ogden, Ogden & Board, Guymon, Okl., for respondent.


HAMILTON, Justice.

This is an action for damages for the negligent destruction by fire of a wheat crop. The landowner-petitioner, Thoreson sued Thompson, a professional in the custom-cutting business, alleging that the act of Thompson's employee Leslie, in driving defendant's two ton truck into the wheat stubble was negligence which proximately caused the fire and destroyed the wheat. The jury in response to special issues so

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