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EXXON CORP. v. ROBERTS

No. 9496.

724 S.W.2d 863 (1986)

EXXON CORPORATION and Offshore Casing Crews, Inc., Appellants, v. Lynda ROBERTS, et al, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Texarkana.

Rehearing Denied February 18, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rene J. Mouledoux, Exxon Company, U.S.A., Houston, for Exxon.

T. John Ward, Sharp, Ward, Price, Hightower & Searcy, Longview, for Offshore.

Paul L. Sadler, Wellborn, Houston, Adkinson, Mann & Sadler, Henderson, for appellees.

CORNELIUS, Chief Justice.

David Roberts was killed in an oil field accident in Upshur County. His widow and daughter sued Exxon, the owner of the well, and Offshore Casing Crews, the casing contractor, alleging that the accident was due to their negligence. The jury found both Exxon and Offshore negligent and apportioned seventy-five percent of the fault to Exxon and the remainder to Offshore.

Exxon cross-claimed...

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