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SHEFFIELD DIVISION ARMCO STEEL CORPORATION v. JONES

No. 14080.

369 S.W.2d 71 (1963)

SHEFFIELD DIVISION ARMCO STEEL CORPORATION, Appellant, v. Mrs. Walter O. JONES, Jr., et al., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston.

Two Motions for Rehearing Denied June 20, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack Binion, James E. Crowther, W. N. Blanton, Jr., Edward Clark, J. Sam Winters, Mary Joe Carroll, Clark, Thomas, Harris, Denius & Winters, Austin, Butler, Binion, Rice & Cook, Houston, of counsel, for appellant Sheffield Division, Armco Steel Corporation and cross-appellee, Robert McWhirter.

Newton Gresham and Sam W. Cruse, Houston, amici curiæ (In support of appellant).

J. Curtiss Brown, W. W. Watkins and W. James Kronzer, Houston, Hill, Brown, Kronzer, Abraham, Watkins & Steely, Houston, of counsel, for appellees.

COLEMAN, Justice.

This is a suit for exemplary damages growing out of an industrial accident authorized by Article 16, Sec. 26, of the Texas Constitution, Vernon's Ann.St. and Art. 8306, Sec. 5, Vernon's Annotated Texas Statutes.

Appellees are the survivors of Walter O. Jones, Jr., who was employed by appellant, Sheffield Division Armco Steel Corporation, as a motor inspector. Jones' death was caused by burns received while working. Appellant's liability for...

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