Legal Opinion
Merritt v. Phoenix Refining Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided November 4, 1936No. 9891PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Chief Justice.
This action was brought by C. H. Merritt and wife against Phoenix Refining Company for damages for the wrongful death of their son, Willard Merritt, when struck by an oil truck belonging to the Refining Company. The accident occurred early in the night of New Year’s Eve, 1934, a short distance south of the City of Kenedy, in Karnes County. The decedent was twenty-one years old at the time. The parties will be designated as in the trial court.
Young Merritt and two of his friends, Verna Smith and Bobbie Brown, were leaving town in an automobile to attend a dance in another…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Dallas Ry. & Terminal Co. v. DardenTexas Commission of Appeals · 1931
- Sherman Gas & Electric Co. v. BeldenTexas Supreme Court · 1909
- Hines v. ForemanTexas Commission of Appeals · 1922
- Sproles v. RosenTexas Supreme Court · 1935
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Blunt v. H. G. Berning, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1948
- Groendyke Transport Co. v. DyeCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1953
- Holland v. De LeonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1938
- J. S. Abercrombie Co. v. DelcomynCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1938
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