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HELICOID GAGE DIV. OF AM. CHAIN & CABLE CO. v. HOWELL

No. 843.

511 S.W.2d 573 (1974)

HELICOID GAGE DIVISION OF AMERICAN CHAIN AND CABLE COMPANY, Appellant, v. J. A. HOWELL et al., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.)

Rehearing Denied July 17, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. J. Watkins, John C. Marshall, III, Watkins & Hamilton, Houston, for appellant.

Jim M. Perdue Miller, Gann, Perdue & Draughn, Hal S. Hudson, Lucas & Hudson, Wayne Fisher, Fisher, Roch, Blackstock & McLendon, Michael T. Johnson, Frank J. Knapp, Jr., Michael O. Connelly, Butler, Binion, Rice, Cook & Knapp, Houston, for appellees.

CURTISS BROWN, Justice.

This is a products liability case.

Appellee J. A. Howell brought suit against appellant Helicoid Gage Division of American Chain & Cable Company (Helicoid) and the Houston Supply Company for personal injuries which he received when a gage manufactured by Helicoid and supplied by Houston Supply burst while in use. A piece of the lens of the gage was thrown into Howell's right eye by the force of the explosion, resulting eventually...

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