BECKHAM v. EXXON CORP.

No. 16672.

539 S.W.2d 217 (1976)

Bonnie BECKHAM et al., Appellants, v. EXXON CORPORATION, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

Rehearing Denied August 19, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brock, Williams & Boyd, Gerald J. Goodwin, Houston, for appellant.

Charles Matthews, Lauren Eaton, Houston, for appellee.


COLEMAN, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a summary judgment granted the defendant, Exxon Corporation in a case growing out of an automobile collision between a wrecker driven by Robert Wilder, an employee of Joe Cunningham, who operated an Exxon Service Station. The issue is the existence of a master/servant relationship between Exxon and Joe Cunningham. We find no evidence raising an issue of fact and affirm the judgment of the trial court.

Exxon has...

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