THORNAL v. CARGILL, INC.

No. 8142.

573 S.W.2d 845 (1978)

Floyd B. THORNAL, Appellant, v. CARGILL, INC., et al., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Beaumont.

Rehearing Denied November 2, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Fulbright, Beaumont, for appellant.

Cleve Bachman, John D. Rienstra, Jr., John Benckenstein, George Duncan, Beaumont, for appellees.


DIES, Chief Justice.

Plaintiff below, Floyd B. Thornal, sued Leduma Cia. Mar. S/A (Leduma), Cargill, Inc. (Cargill), and the Kansas City Southern Railway (KCS) for personal injuries allegedly received on May 1, 1974. Leduma was owner of the ship "Costa Flora" which was loading grain from the KCS docks in Port Arthur, Texas. Cargill was the grain dealer and leased the grain storage area, as well as portions of the dock from...

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