HOWARD v. RODGERS

No. 5063.

475 S.W.2d 298 (1971)

Roscoe HOWARD, Appellant, v. Wilbur Joe RODGERS, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Waco.

Rehearing Denied January 13, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ward Casey, Waxahachie, for appellant.

Thompson, Knight, Simmons & Bullion, Dallas, for appellee.


HALL, Justice.

On the occasion in question, the plaintiff-appellant, Roscoe Howard, and the defendant-appellee, Wilbur Joe Rodgers, utilizing a crane with cable and hook, were attempting to remove a post from the ground. The defendant was operating the crane, which was mounted on a truck, and the plaintiff was attaching the cable from the crane to a chain which he had wrapped around the post. The crane came in contact with some high-voltage transmission lines overhead...

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