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HAZELWOOD v. MANDRELL INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.

No. 17551.

596 S.W.2d 204 (1980)

Androniky HAZELWOOD et al., Appellants, v. MANDRELL INDUSTRIES CO., LTD., Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

Rehearing Denied March 6, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Helm, Pletcher, Hogan & Burrow, Richard P. Hogan, Houston, for appellants.

Royston, Rayzor, Vickery & Williams, Ted C. Litton, Houston, for appellee.

Before PEDEN, EVANS and WARREN, JJ.

EVANS, Justice.

The principal question in this wrongful death action is whether an employment contract limiting an employer's liability for industrial injuries and death is void as against public policy.

The employee, William P. Hazelwood, executed an employment contract on June 19, 1973 with Mandrell Industries Co., Ltd. at Houston, Texas. This contract contains a paragraph entitled "Industrial Injuries" which provides as follows:

"Industrial injuries...

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