Legal Opinion
Morgan v. Empire Southern Gas Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided November 3, 1950No. 2824PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LONG, Justice.
Plaintiff, Garland Edward Morgan, instituted this suit against defendant, Empire Southern Gas Company, for damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by him in Coleman. County on September 8, 1948, when a bulldozer he was operating plowed into a gas line, owned and operated by defendant, running across the Taylor Ranch. At the time he sustained his injuries defendant was working for H. M. White, an independent contractor, who was building spreader dams for the Taylors on their ranch. Plaintiff alleged several specific acts of negligence on the part of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Roy Jones Lumber Co. v. MurphyTexas Supreme Court · 1942
- Clement v. United States Pipe Line Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1916
- Woodard v. WilkinsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1943
3Cited by5 opinions
- Coastal Conduit & Ditching, Inc. v. Noram Energy Corp., Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2000
- Young v. HerringtonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1958
- Pioneer Natural Gas Co. v. K & M Paving Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1962
- Voland v. ConnerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1953
- Morgan v. Empire Southern Gas Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1950