DYSON v. OLIN CORP.

No. C-3548.

692 S.W.2d 456 (1985)

Darrell DYSON, Petitioner, v. The OLIN CORPORATION, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

June 19, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Doherty & Williamson, Larry J. Doherty and Jimmy Williamson, Houston, for petitioner.

Kronzer, Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Ballard & Friend, Dale Friend, Fulbright & Jaworski, Sawnie A. McEntire and Tom Alan Cunningham, Houston, for respondent.


McGEE, Justice.

The issue presented is whether the court of appeals, in disposing of the "insufficiency" point, erred in interpreting the elements of gross negligence as stated in Burk Royalty Co. v. Walls, 616 S.W.2d 911, 922 (Tex.1981). Darrell Dyson sued the Olin Corporation after suffering personal injuries when the vehicle he was driving collided with a crane ("cherry-picker"), which was owned and operated by Olin. The...

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