MOODY v. CITY OF GALVESTON

No. 16429.

524 S.W.2d 583 (1975)

Mary MOODY et vir., Appellants, v. The CITY OF GALVESTON, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

Rehearing Denied July 10, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas M. Harlan, Alvin, for appellants.

Mills, Shirley, McMicken & Eckel, John S. McEldowney; Alton C. Todd, Galveston, for appellee.


COLEMAN, Chief Justice.

This is a suit for personal injuries resulting from a fire caused by the ignition of a flammable gas introduced into the plaintiffs' water line with the water sold to the plaintiffs by the defendant. A judgment for the defendant was entered on a jury verdict. The principal issue on appeal is the applicability of strict liability to a city operating a water supply system. Necessary to the decision of this question is the question of whether...

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