Christian v. Texas Gas & Power Corp.

DOOLEY, District Judge.

The plaintiff Christian, a citizen of Texas, sues the defendant Texas Gas & Power Corporation, a corporate citizen of Delaware, to recover damages for injury to the plaintiff’s person and property, from an explosion of gas which, as alleged, had leaked under and into the plaintiff’s medical office and clinic out of pipes belonging to the defendant. Shortly afterwards the officers and stockholders voluntarily dissolved the defendant. The corporate assets were taken over by the respective stockholders and a large part of same transferred by them to another corporation.…