McKENZIE EQUIPMENT CO. v. HESS OIL & CHEMICAL CORP.

No. B-1899.

451 S.W.2d 230 (1970)

McKENZIE EQUIPMENT CO., Inc., dba McKenzie Equipment Co., Petitioner, v. HESS OIL & CHEMICAL CORPORATION, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

March 11, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

DeLange, Hudspeth, Pitman & Katz, Eugene J. Pitman, Houston, for petitioner.

Vinson, Elkins, Searls & Connally, Knox D. Nunnally, Houston, for respondent.


REAVLEY, Justice.

This case turns on a lease contract and whether its terms enlarge the lessee's liability beyond that of the common law standard. McKenzie Equipment Co., Inc., the owner and lessor, sued Hess Oil & Chemical Corporation, the lessee, for fire damage to an air compressor. Following a jury verdict absolving it of negligent causation, Hess obtained a favorable judgment in the trial court. The court of civil appeals affirmed. 446 S...

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