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PARKER v. HECHLER

No. 536.

473 S.W.2d 243 (1971)

James H. PARKER, Appellant, v. Vincent HECHLER et al., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

Rehearing Denied December 1, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul W. Nimmons, Jr., Harmon Parrott, Sewell, Junell & Riggs, Houston, Wiley Thomas, Angleton, for appellant.

Larry F. York, Baker & Botts, Houston, Leland B. Kee, Davis & Kee, Angleton, for appellees.

BARRON, Justice.

This is a venue case. Appellees, plaintiffs in the trial court, were owners of large quantities of rice valued at approximately $285,000.00 being stored in driers on October 28, 1967 and located immediately to the east of the Missouri Pacific tracks at Danbury, Brazoria County, Texas. This rice was destroyed when 29 cars of a train operated by the Missouri Pacific derailed, collided and resulted in a fire which destroyed the rice.

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