Houston Oil Co. of Texas v. McGuire

Appellee, in' his own behalf and as administrator of the estate of his deceased wife, sued the appellant oil company and its agent, Joe McDonald, to recover damages for the death of his wife, resulting from an alleged explosion of a highly inflammable and explosive fluid consisting of a mixture of coal oil and gasoline, it being alleged that the mixture had been bought as and for use as coal oil, as appellants knew, and that, instead of delivering coal oil, they wrongfully and negligently delivered from the wrong container gasoline, and sold same to appellee as and for coal oil.

It was further…