HERRERA v. FMC CORP.

No. B14-82-709CV.

672 S.W.2d 5 (1984)

Luis HERRERA, Appellant, v. FMC CORPORATION, et al., Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston Fourteenth District.

Rehearing Denied March 15, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steve O. McManus, Kilgore, Cole, McManus & Velasquez, Victoria, for appellant.

Frank G. Jones, Janice Kemp, Fulbright & Jaworski, M. Stephen Guynes, Olivier, Stumpf, Falquot & Guynes, Houston, John C. Holmgreen, Jr., Corpus Christi, for appellee.

Before PAUL PRESSLER, ELLIS and ROBERTSON, JJ.


ELLIS, Justice.

This is a products liability case. Luis Herrera (appellant) appeals a take nothing judgment entered against him for injuries he sustained on the job when a Chiksan swivel joint ("Chiksan"), and other overhead equipment, fell from a derrick and hit him in the upper back. Appellant brought suit against FMC Corporation, manufacturer of the Chiksan swivel joint, alleging FMC failed to provide a warning of the potential dangers in using the Chiksan as a...

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