ZONER v. HERTZ EQUIPMENT RENTAL CORP.

No. 1075.

523 S.W.2d 765 (1975)

William M. ZONER et al., Appellants, v. HERTZ EQUIPMENT RENTAL CORPORATION et al., Appellees.

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

Rehearing Denied May 18, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Holloway, Houston, for appellants.

Gerald P. Coley, Vinson, Elkins, Searls, Connally & Smith, Charles D. Boston, Fullbright & Jaworski, Derral K. Sperry, Jack R. Martin & Associates, Houston, for appellees.


TUNKS, Chief Justice.

The plaintiffs in the trial court and appellants here are William M. Zoner and Mickey G. Caylor. They sustained personal injuries when a personnel basket in which they were working hoisted by a crane, being operated by A. C. Lewis, fell from a height of thirty-five or forty feet.

At the time in question, Brown & Root was the general employer of Zoner, Caylor and Lewis. Brown & Root...

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