Exxon Corp. v. Tidwell

867 S.W.2d 19 (1993)

EXXON CORPORATION, Petitioner,

v.

Mary TIDWELL and Terry Tidwell, Respondents.

No. D-1639.

Supreme Court of Texas.

December 8, 1993.

Molly H. Anderson, Tyler, William R. Hurt, Peggy O. Donley, Houston, Michael A. Hatchell, Tyler, for petitioner.

Robert C. Fults, Timothy M. Fults, Dallas, Smith E. Gilley, Greenville, for respondents.

The issue in this case is whether an oil company owes a duty of ordinary care to protect a tenant service station's employees from the criminal acts of third parties. We hold that whether such a duty exists depends on whether the oil company possessed…