RUMSEY v. FREEWAY MANOR MINIMAX

No. 14814.

423 S.W.2d 387 (1968)

Kenneth M. RUMSEY et ux., Appellants, v. FREEWAY MANOR MINIMAX et al., Appellees.

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

Rehearing Denied February 1, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tommy R. Letbetter, Houston, Schmidt & Garrett, Houston, of counsel, for appellants.

Fulbright, Crooker, Freeman, Bates & Jaworski, Sam H. Hood, Jr., Gary B. Webb, Houston, for appellee Freeway Manor Minimax.

Wm. H. Shireman, Corpus Christi, for appellee Jett Echols.


BELL, Chief Justice.

Appellants sued Freeway Manor Minimax, a retail grocery store, herein called Minimax, and Echols Manufacturing Company, the manufacturer of "Echols Kingtex", a roach poison, herein called Echols, to recover damages resulting from the death of their three year old son, Bruce, who allegedly died as a result of ingesting some of the roach poison which contained thallium.

After appellants rested their case, the trial court sustained the motion...

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