CROWN CENT. PETROLEUM v. COASTAL TRANSPORT

No. 14-99-00688-CV.

38 S.W.3d 180 (2001)

CROWN CENTRAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION, Appellant, v. COASTAL TRANSPORT COMPANY, INC. and Brenco Marketing Corporation, Appellees.

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

Rehearing Overruled March 15, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John L. Hagan, Houston, for appellants.

Henry S. Platts, Jr., Wilton F. Chalker, Robert M. Roach, Jr., Houston, Dana Livingston Cobb, Austin, for appellees.

Panel consists of Justices HUDSON, JOE L. DRAUGHN, and MAURICE E. AMIDEI.


OPINION

JOE L. DRAUGHN, Justice (Assigned).

Crown Central Petroleum Corporation ("Crown Central") appeals from an unfavorable judgment in an action for negligence and gross negligence arising from an explosion and fire at a bulk loading facility. We affirm the trial court's judgment in part and reverse and remand in part.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Crown Central owned a bulk loading facility in Pasadena, Texas, for the purpose of...

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