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GULF BITULITHIC CO. v. R. T. HERRIN PETROLEUM TR. CO.

No. 15131.

423 S.W.2d 355 (1968)

GULF BITULITHIC COMPANY, Appellant, v. R. T. HERRIN PETROLEUM TRANSPORT COMPANY, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

January 18, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vinson, Elkins, Weems & Searls, B. Jeff Crane, Jr., Raybourne Thompson, Jr., Houston, for appellant.

John L. McConn, Jr., Howard L. Nations, Houston, Butler, Binion, Rice, Cook & Knapp, Houston, of counsel, for appellee.

COLEMAN, Justice.

This is a suit for property damages resulting from a fire allegedly caused by the negligence of appellant. The trial court entered a judgment for appellee, plaintiff in the trial court, based on a jury verdict. The principal questions presented by this appeal relate to the sufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict of the jury.

On October 18, 1963, an R. T. Herrin Petroleum Transport truck driven by Domingo Lopez Baragan carried gasoline...

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