WIIK v. RIGGERS & CONSTRUCTORS, INC.

No. 8281.

592 S.W.2d 16 (1979)

John H. WIIK, Appellant, v. RIGGERS & CONSTRUCTORS, INC., Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Beaumont.

Rehearing Denied November 29, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gordon E. Davenport, Jr., Gene S. Hagood, Alvin, for appellant.

Ervin A. Apffel, Jr., Paul W. Tipton, Galveston, for appellee.


DIES, Chief Justice.

This is a third-party personal injury liability case. John H. Wiik, plaintiff below, sued Riggers & Constructors, Inc., defendant below, to recover damages for personal injuries sustained when he fell to the ground while running away from a fire caused by a boom which fell from a crane. The crane was being operated by defendant.

Trial was to a jury which failed to find that defendant overloaded the crane "in the manner in which the...

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