Bray v. Texas Mercantile, Inc.

MARTIN, Justice.

Appellee, Texas Mercantile, Inc., as a tenant, occupied a building destroyed by fire of undetermined origin. The fire spread into the adjoining building owned by Clyde E. Bray and occupied by Bray and his tenants. Bray, his tenants and certain insurance companies are appellants herein.

The appellants pleaded that appellee was guilty of nine separate acts of negligence. An issue as to each act of negligence pleaded was duly submitted to the jury by the trial court. In addition to these issues as to the alleged negligence of appellee, issues were submitted as to . whether the…