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BURNETT v. RUTLEDGE

No. 6531.

284 S.W.2d 944 (1955)

Frank D. BURNETT, Appellant, v. Paul F. RUTLEDGE et al., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Amarillo.

Rehearing Denied December 19, 1955.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Campbell & Brock, Lubbock, for appellant.

Crenshaw, Dupree & Milam, Lubbock, and Gibson, Ochsner, Harlan, Kinney & Morris, Amarillo, for appellees.

MARTIN, Justice.

Appellant, Frank D. Burnett, while employed by Roberts Well Service, was injured when a member of the crew raised the mast of an oil well cleaning unit into an electric wire belonging to Rogers & Rutledge. This wire, approximately 25' above the ground at the point of contact with the mast, furnished electric power to operate a pumping unit on an oil well owned by appellees, Rogers & Rutledge. Appellee, Southwestern Public Service Company,...

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