AMERADA-HESS CORP. v. IPARREA

No. 6274.

495 S.W.2d 60 (1973)

AMERADA-HESS CORP. and Henry McBride, Appellants, v. Gene IPARREA, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, El Paso.

Rehearing Denied May 23, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Crenshaw, Dupree & Milam, Cecil Kuhne, Brad Crawford, Jr., Lubbock, for appellants.

Paul New, Denver City, for appellee.


OPINION

PRESLAR, Justice.

Appellee brought this suit against Appellants for damages sustained when Appellee's sheep consumed oil which had escaped from Appellants' well. The jury, in response to special issues, found Appellants guilty of negligence, found damages in the sum of $50,368.74, and judgment was entered for that amount. We are of the opinion that the judgment should be reversed and rendered.

Appellants were producing oil on the premises...

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