Martin v. Phillips Petroleum Company

455 S.W.2d 429 (1970)

Robert H. MARTIN, Appellant,

v.

PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANY et al., Appellees.

No. 268.

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

February 11, 1970.

Rehearing Denied March 11, 1970.

Ben H. Schleider, Jr., Earl O. Latimer, II, Houston, for appellant.

Leroy Jeffers, Ross N. Sterling, Houston, for appellees.

BARRON, Justice.

This is an appeal by the plaintiff, Robert H. Martin, from an adverse judgment in favor of defendants rendered by the District Court of Harris County on December 10, 1968, after that court had withdrawn the case from the jury. Due to the relative…