Legal Opinion
Phillips Petroleum Company v. Burkett
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided June 24, 1960No. 16125PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RENFRO, Justice.
R. T. Burkett obtained a verdict and judgment against Phillips Petroleum Company and William E. Horne, Jr., in the amount of $18,000, being $10,000 for injuries sustained by him and $8,000 sustained by his wife as a result of an automobile collision which occurred on February 6, 1959.
The defendants did not deny liability, but in eleven points of error contend the judgment' should be set aside because of the excessiveness of the verdict, or, that a remittitur should be ordered by this court.
Mrs. Burkett testified that before the injury she could do yard work and work in flower…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- TEXAS EMPLOYERS'INS. ASS'N v. HaywoodTexas Supreme Court · 1954
- Southwestern Greyhound Lines, Inc. v. DicksonTexas Supreme Court · 1951
- Continental Bus System, Inc. v. ToombsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1959
- Lancaster v. BrowderTexas Commission of Appeals · 1923
- Lancaster v. BrowderCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1922
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Armellini Express Lines of Florida, Inc. v. AnsleyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1980
- Southern Pacific Transportation Co. v. PeralezCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1976
- Hammond v. StricklenCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1973
- Baylor Medical Plaza Services Corp. v. KiddCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1992
- Wharf Cat, Inc. v. ColeCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1978
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