Robertson v. Magnolia Petroleum Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Jefferson County; W. H. Davidson, Judge. Action by Mrs. Pearl Robertson and others against the Magnolia Petroleum Company. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtO’Quinn, J.
April- 1, 1920, J. M. Robertson, husband and father of appellants, was an employé of appelleé, Magnolia Petroleum Company, and lost his life as the result of a gas explosion under one of appellee’s receiving houses, where he was engaged in the discharge'of his duties as such employé. Appel-lee was a subscriber under the Workmen’s Compensation Act of Texas (Vernon’s Ann. Civ. St. Supp. 1918, arts. 5246 — 1- to 5246— 91), and appellants received actual damages in the form of compensation under said Compensation Act for the death of said Robertson.,
Mrs. Pearl Robertson, wife of J. M. Robertson,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Joske v. IrvineTexas Supreme Court · 1898
- Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. ShufordTexas Supreme Court · 1888
- Southern Cotton Press & Manufacturing Co. v. BradleyTexas Supreme Court · 1880
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- Gregory, Cooley & Co. v. Coleman & EstesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1893
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