Exxon Corporation v. Brecheen

519 S.W.2d 170 (1975)

EXXON CORPORATION, Appellant,

v.

Sue BRECHEEN, Appellee.

No. 16407.

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

January 9, 1975.

Rehearing Denied February 13, 1975.

Eino Zapata, Robert D. McGee, Houston, for appellant; Fulbright & Jaworski, David J. Beck, Houston, on appeal only.

Frank Stovall, Houston, Allen Glenn, Abilene, for appellee.

COLEMAN, Chief Justice.

This is an action for damages under the Survival Statute, Article 5525, Vernon's Annotated Civil Statutes, combined with a suit under the Wrongful Death Act, Article 4671 et seq. A judgment was entered for the…