SHELL OIL COMPANY v. PEELER

No. 17589.

465 S.W.2d 839 (1971)

SHELL OIL COMPANY, Appellant, v. Earl W. PEELER, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

Rehearing Denied April 16, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy E. Kelley, Schuyler B. Marshall, Thompson, Knight, Simmons & Bullion, Dallas, for appellant.

Dennis G. Brewer, James E. Price, Irving, for appellee.


BATEMAN, Justice.

The appellee Earl W. Peeler sued appellant Shell Oil Company, herein called Shell, for damages on account of injury to his hand sustained when he tried to open a sliding glass door by pushing it inward as if it were a swinging door. The jury found, in answer to special issues, (1) that the glass in the door was not safety glass, but (2) that failure to use safety glass was not negligence; (4) that Shell failed to warn Peeler that the glass was part...

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