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HUMBER v. MORTON

No. B-352.

426 S.W.2d 554 (1968)

Ernestine HUMBER, Petitioner, v. Claude MORTON, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Denied May 1, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry R. Hollingsworth, Amarillo, for petitioner.

Underwood, Wilson, Sutton, Heare & Berry, Harlow Sprouse, Amarillo, for respondent.

NORVELL, Justice.

The widow Humber brought suit against Claude Morton, alleging that Morton was in the business of building and selling new houses; that she purchased a house from him which was not suitable for human habitation in that the fireplace and chimney were not properly constructed and because of such defect, the house caught fire and partially burned the first time a fire was lighted in the fireplace. Morton defended upon two grounds: that an independent...

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