McALLISTER v. GARDNER

No. 16248.

373 S.W.2d 316 (1963)

Morris McALLISTER, Appellant, v. James E. GARDNER, dba Gardner Plumbing & Heating Company, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

Rehearing Denied December 13, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John D. Crawford, Locke, Purnell, Boren, Laney & Neely, Dallas, for appellant.

Edward E. Crowell, Jr., Leachman, Gardere, Akin, Porter & DeHay, Dallas, for appellee.


BATEMAN, Justice.

Appellant brought this tort action against appellee and appeals from a take-nothing judgment rendered upon a jury verdict. Appellant's house was seriously damaged by fire which he claimed to have been caused by the negligence of appellee, a plumber, who had been employed by appellant to repair a gas leak in appellant's yard. Finding no reversible error, we affirm the judgment.

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