Legal Opinion

Lone Star Gas Co. v. Holifield

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided April 11, 1941No. 14203PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SPEER, Justice.

W. S. Holifield sued Lone Star Gas Company for damages, charging that the negligent installation of a. Butane Gas system and certain articles of equipment in the house, permitted the escape and ignition of gas from the pipe lines, resulting in the destruction of his house and its contents, by fire.

A jury trial upon special issues resulted in a verdict and judgment for plaintiff, from which defendant has' appealed. We shall continue to designate the parties as they appeared in the trial court.

Insofar as is necessary for us to state, plaintiff charged in his petition that he…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Henry v. PhillipsTexas Supreme Court · 1912
  2. Colbert v. Dallas Joint Stock Land BankTexas Supreme Court · 1937
  3. Williams v. Safety Casualty Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1937
  4. Taylor County v. OldsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1934
  5. City Nat. Bank of El Paso v. El Paso & N. E. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1920

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Sharpe v. MunozCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1953
  2. Gainesville Oil & Gas Co. v. Farm Credit Bank of TexasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1993
  3. Burns v. McDanielCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1942
  4. Frymire Engineering Company, Inc. v. GranthamCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1975
  5. Bryant v. StohnCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1953

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