Legal Opinion
Texas Co. v. Wheat
Texas Supreme Court
Decided January 27, 1943No. 7985PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Alexander
This- suit was brought by Mrs. William M. Wheat and her husband against Sam Gossen and The Texas Company for damages for personal injuries sustained by Mrs. Wheat as the result of a fall in front of a service station in the City of San Antonio. At the conclusion of plaintiffs’ evidence, plaintiffs took a nonsuit as to Gossen, and the court instructed a verdict in favor of The Texas Company. The Court of Civil Appeals reversed the judgment of the lower court and remanded the cause for a new trial. 159 S. W. (2d) 238.
The Texas Company leased the service station to Gossen. There was evidence…
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