Markle v. Williamson

This is an appeal by Walter H. Markle, one of the defendants below, from the award of a wrongful death judgment against him in the sum of $100,000.00.

For the purposes of this appeal the parties entered into an agreed statement of the factual and procedural matters necessary or appropriate to the appeal in lieu of a transcript of the proceedings. It shows that plaintiff’s deceased died as a result of a fire and explosion at the Texaco, Inc. Refinery near Casper, Wyoming. At the time, the deceased was an employee of Texaco and was acting within the scope of his employment. Markle was also an…