Velasco Fish & Oyster Co. v. Texas Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Error from District Court, Brazoria County ; Wells Thompson, Judge. Action by J. E. Hooper and others, partners doing business under the name of the Velasco Fish & Oyster Company, against the Texas Company. There was a judgment for defendant, and plaintiffs bring error.
1Opinion of the CourtReese, J.
This is an action to recover damages by J. E. Hooper and others, partners doing business under the partnership name of the Velasco Fish & Oyster Company, against the Texas Company, a corporation, growing out of the destruction by burning of a gasoline motor boat, owned by plaintiffs, while en route from Galveston to Velasco, upon the allegations that the burning of the boat was caused by the ignition of gas escaping from an iron or steel tank of gasoline which had been purchased from defendant; the escape of the gas being, as alleged, the result of improper filling of the barrels with…
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