Thomas v. Magnolia Chemical Company of Texas

WILLIAMS, Justice.

Action for damages resulting from destruction of a building by fire. James W. Thomas, alleging he was the owner and landlord of a certain building located in an industrial district in Dallas, Texas, brought this action against Magnolia Chemical Company of Texas, Inc., the tenant of the building by virtue of a written lease agreement, alleging that the defendant, its agents, servants and employees, had been guilty of various and sundry negligent acts which had proximately caused the loss of the structure by fire on August 29, 1963 and that by virtue of said loss plaintiff had…