Legal Opinion
Daniels v. Shell Oil Company
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided October 13, 1972No. 17341PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BREWSTER, Justice.
This is an appeal by the plaintiffs, Alice Elizabeth Daniels et al. (who were the surviving wife, child, and parents of David Lee Daniels, deceased) from a summary judgment rendered in favor of defendant, Shell Oil Company, to the effect that plaintiffs take nothing by their suit. The suit was for damages for the alleged wrongful death of David Lee Daniels. It was based on the theory that the death of David Lee Daniels was proximately caused by the negligence of Shell Oil Company.
The undisputed facts were as follows: Shell Oil Company owned the land on which was…
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