Northern Texas Utilities Co. v. Floyd

This suit was originally brought by J. W. Floyd, appellee, against the Northern Texas Utilities Company, the Community Natural Gas Company, and R. M. Hampton. The defendants each filed pleas in abatement, which were sustained, and thereafter the plaintiff, J. W. Floyd, filed an amended petition, in which he sued the Northern Texas Utilities Company and R. M. Hampton. The case was submitted to a jury on special issues, and, on the findings of the jury, judgment was rendered in favor of plaintiff, Floyd, against the Northern Texas Utilities Company, and against the plaintiff and in favor of the…