Texas Cities Gas Co. v. Dickens

N. P. Dickens filed this suit against Texas Cities Gas Company, Lone Star Gas Company, the First National Bank of *435Waco, Texas, and W. B. Dorsett, T. B. Brazelton and E. A. Flowers, the last three constituting Waco Land Trust. Dickens sought to recover judgment against the above-named defendants for personal injuries resulting to him from their alleged negligence. The case was tried with the aid of a jury. In response to special issues, the jury acquitted all the defendants of any actionable negligence, except the defendant Texas Cities Gas Company. As to this defendant, the jury found it…