CUMMINS v. HALLIBURTON OIL WELL CEMENTING CO.

No. 5296.

319 S.W.2d 379 (1958)

Earl D. CUMMINS, Appellant, v. HALLIBURTON OIL WELL CEMENTING COMPANY, a corporation, and Sherman's Power Tongs, Inc., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, El Paso.

Rehearing Denied January 7, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Watts, W. R. Barnes, Odessa, Turpin, Kerr & Smith, Midland, for intervenor.

McDonald & Shafer, Odessa, Scarborough, Black & Tarpley, Abilene, for appellees.


ABBOTT, Judge.

This is an appeal from an instructed verdict and resulting judgment in favor of the defendants (appellees), by the 109th District Court of Andrews County, Texas. Appellant, Earl D. Cummins, had filed his action for damages against the appellees (defendants), basing his action on injuries received while working as a derrickman for W. H. Black Drilling Company, said company being the general contractor for the drilling operation. Appellees, Halliburton...

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