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KULL v. MID-AMERICA PIPELINE CO.

No. 72-2672.

476 F.2d 271 (1973)

Rhelda KULL et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. MID-AMERICA PIPELINE CO., and Chevron Oil Co., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 29, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bob Hoblit, Odessa, Tex., for plaintiffs-appellants.

John E. Gunter, Midland, Tex., (rep. Mid-America) Perry Davis, Jr., Odessa, Tex., for defendants-appellees.

Before BELL, INGRAHAM and RONEY, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

In this Texas diversity case, two employees of the independent contractor hired by Chevron Oil Co. to excavate for a new pipeline were killed when the digging machine operated by them struck and exploded an underground pipeline carrying flammable gas. Their widows brought this survival action against Chevron, among others, alleging that Chevron had failed to provide the men a safe place to work, had failed to provide their employer with information about...

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