Curtis W. Boyles, Individually and D/B/A Pace Oil & Gas Company v. Exxon Corporation, and Exxon Texas, Inc., as Successor in Interest to Humble Oil & Refining Co.

NUMBER 13-01-689-CV

COURT OF APPEALS

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

CORPUS CHRISTI – EDINBURG

CURTIS W. BOYLES, INDIVIDUALLY AND D/B/A

PACE OIL AND GAS COMPANY, Appellants,

v.

EXXON CORPORATION, AND EXXON TEXAS,

INC., AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO

HUMBLE OIL AND REFINING CO., Appellees.

On appeal from the 24th District Court

of Refugio County, Texas.

M E M O R A N D U M O P I N I O N

Before Chief Justice Valdez and Justices Rodriguez and Dorsey

Opinion by Chief Justice Valdez

Curtis W. Boyles, individually and doing business as Pace Oil & Gas Company (“Boyles”), sued Exxon Corporation and Exxon Texas, Inc., as…