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SHELL OIL CO. v. SONGER

No. 01-85-00594-CV.

710 S.W.2d 615 (1986)

SHELL OIL COMPANY, Appellant, v. Daniel R. SONGER, Appellee.

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

Rehearing Denied May 20, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James L. Michalak, Shell Oil Co., Houston, for appellant.

Warren Burnett, Galveston, for appellee.

Before EVANS, C.J., and JACK SMITH and COLEMAN (Retired), JJ.

OPINION

COLEMAN, Justice (Retired)

This is an appeal from a judgment based on a jury verdict awarding Daniel R. Songer damages in the sum of $760,244.58 to compensate him for injuries sustained by him while he was in the act of repairing an electrical installation belonging to Shell Oil Company. The principal issue is whether Shell owed a duty to Songer to de-activate the lines bringing high voltage electrical...

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