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BURK ROYALTY CO. v. WALLS

No. 18253.

596 S.W.2d 932 (1980)

BURK ROYALTY COMPANY and Kenneth Swetnam, Appellants, v. Sally K. WALLS, Individually and as Next Friend and Natural Guardian of Jeffery Paul Walls, Jr., Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Fort Worth.

Rehearing Denied April 10, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stan Carter, Wichita Falls, for appellants.

J. Michael Smith, Gilmer, for appellee.

OPINION

MASSEY, Chief Justice.

On or about November 8, 1974 Jeffery Paul Walls, hereinafter referred to as the deceased, was the husband of Sally K. Walls, and father of one child, Jeffery Paul Walls, Jr. On said date he was employed by Burk Royalty Company, whose District Superintendent was Kenneth Swetnam. He was working on what is known as a well pulling operation on a drilling site in Rusk County. During the course of this operation there occurred a...

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