HALLIBURTON OIL WELL CEMENTING CO. v. PAULK

No. 12902.

180 F.2d 79 (1950)

HALLIBURTON OIL WELL CEMENTING CO. et al. v. PAULK et al.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied March 31, 1950.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ben Connally, Houston, Tex., Newton Gresham, Houston, Tex., for appellant.

William E. Junell, Houston, Tex., Paul A. Taylor, Houston, Tex., for appellee.

Before HUTCHESON, Chief Judge, RUSSELL, Circuit Judge, and DOOLEY, District Judge.


RUSSELL, Circuit Judge.

This appeal, following a trial in which the complainant was awarded damages for personal injuries, involves questions of the employment status, and consequent liability for his acts, of the person whose negligence was found to have been the proximate cause of the injury.

Complainant Paulk was in the general employ of the Starrett Tubing Pulling Company with whom Francitas Gas Company (hereinafter referred to as Francitas), had orally...

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