McKenzie Equipment, Inc. v. Hess Oil & Chemical Corp.

BARRON, Justice.

This is an appeal by plaintiff below, McKenzie Equipment, Inc., from an adverse judgment of the District Court of Harris County, Texas, in a suit for property damages brought against Hess Oil & Chemical Corporation, bailee of an air-compressor rented from McKenzie Equipment, Inc. The cause was tried before a jury and submitted upon special issues on a negligence theory. Appellant timely objected to such submission and contended that the liability of the bailee-appellee was governed by written contract. The trial court overruled appellant’s motion to disregard special issues…