W. D. HADEN COMPANY v. RYMAN

No. 13993.

362 S.W.2d 133 (1962)

W. D. HADEN COMPANY, Appellant, v. C. E. RYMAN et al., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston.

Rehearing Denied November 29, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vinson, Elkins, Weems & Searls, Houston, (Thomas B. Weatherly, Gaius G. Gannon, Jr., Houston, of counsel), for appellant.

J. Curtiss Brown, Robert Roch (Hill, Brown, Kronzer, Abraham, Watkins & Steely, Houston, of counsel), for appellees.


BELL, Chief Justice.

The appellee recovered judgment against appellant in the amount of $6,000.00. This represented compensation to appellee for injuries received by him when a truck belonging to one Evans and driven by a man named Thomas collided with appellee. At the time of the collision Thomas was hauling a load of building material belonging to appellant. The jury found that Thomas was an employee of appellant and not an independent contractor.

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