Southwestern Gas & Electric Co. v. Stanley

Stanley recovered a judgment for actual and exemplary damages against the plaintiff in error, which upon appeal was affirmed by the Court of Civil Appeals. (45 S. W. (2d) 671). The statement of the case in the opinion of the Court of Civil Appeals is quite full, and we deem an elaborate statement here unnecessary. Stanley, with his family, resided in Queen City, Texas. His residence was wired and equipped for the use of "electricity, used by him for ordinary household purposes, including lights and refrigeration, and for pumping water from his well. He also owned a business enterprise…