Lemley v. Fricks

Lyle Brown, Justice.

Jack Lemley, a minor, was injured and his brother, Billy Ray Lemley, Jr., was killed while transferring propane fuel from a master tank to the tank on their father’s truck. The father, appellant here, brought this action to recover damages from Mrs. C. C. Fricks, Sr., d/b/a Fricks Butane Company, Sam Fricks, Phillips Petroleum Company, Union Petroleum Corporation, and Shell Oil Company. The jury absolved appellees of fault and judgment was accordingly entered against plaintiff-appellant’s claims. After the trial, appellant discovered that one of the jurors was the husband…