Schutz v. Southern Union Gas Co.

SUMMERS, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a take-nothing judgment rendered by the trial court in conformity with a jury verdict favorable to appellee.

Suit was instituted by twelve families residing in the Barton Hills area of Austin, all of whom but two are appellants herein. These families sued appellee, Southern Union Gas Company, alleging that the gas company negligently maintained its gas lines in the area, thus causing leaks and resulting in the destruction of more than 100 trees belonging to plaintiffs collectively.

In answer to the special issues submitted in the court’s charge, the…