Legal Opinion
Shell Oil Co. v. Jackson County
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided December 20, 1945No. 11724PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This is an action for damages resulting from negligence in driving a loaded truck, weighing 35,000 pounds, upon a bridge crossing the Navidad River in Jackson County, resulting in breaking the bridge in two. The action was brought by the County Judge of Jackson County on behalf of Jackson County, against Shell Oil Company, Inc., the owner of the truck, and against its employee, E. R. Taft, the driver of said truck. Jackson County was also named a plaintiff, but hereafter we use plaintiff to refer to Jackson County.
Plaintiff alleged in substance:
That on September 10, 1943, the Shell Company…
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