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Mobil Oil Corp. v. Frederick

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided April 23, 1981No. 18450PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SPURLOCK, Justice.

Nahas Frederick sued Mobil Oil Corporation (Mobil) and L. G. Hogan (Hogan) for damages to Frederick’s automobile resulting from repair work conducted by Hogan, for assault and for treble damages under the Deceptive Trade Practices Act. Hogan was the operator of a service station selling Mobil products. Frederick claims Hogan was an agent of Mobil. Mobil claims Hogan was an independent operator.

The jury returned a verdict in favor of Frederick against Mobil and Hogan. Only Mobil appeals.

We reverse and remand.

Frederick alleged that Hogan, while acting as agent for…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Magnolia Petroleum Co. v. GuffeyTexas Supreme Court · 1937
  2. Almar-York Co. v. Fort Worth National BankCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1964
  3. Boyd v. Leasing Associates, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1974
  4. Apple Ex Rel. Scammon v. Standard Oil, Division of American Oil Co.District Court, N.D. California · 1969
  5. Risinger v. Fidelity and Deposit Co. of MarylandCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1969

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Maguire Oil Co. v. City of Houston, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2002
  2. Behring International, Inc. v. Greater Houston Bank, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1983
  3. Morey v. Page, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1990
  4. Mobil Oil Corp. v. FrederickTexas Supreme Court · 1981
  5. Jackson Hewitt, Inc. v. KamanDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2011

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