THOMPSON v. GRAHAM

No. 3519.

333 S.W.2d 663 (1960)

L. R. THOMPSON et al., Appellants, v. D. E. McAlister GRAHAM et vir, Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Eastland.

Rehearing Denied April 1, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dan Abbott, Abilene, for appellants.

Wagstaff, Harwell, Alvis & Pope, Bradbury, Tippen & Brown, Abilene, Upton, Upton, Baker & Griffs, San Angelo, Mays, Leonard & Moore, Sweetwater, for appellees.


GRISSOM, Chief Justice.

In October, 1953, L. R. Thompson, an employee of Ace Drilling Company, was injured by the falling of a steel ladder which had been placed in position, but not bolted to the derrick floor, by employees of the Grahams, who had moved the drilling rig to a new location. Thompson and the workmen's compensation insurance carrier for Ace Drilling Company, who had paid Thompson compensation, brought this suit for damages against the Grahams who were...

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