KOSTELECKY v. NL ACME TOOL/NL INDUSTRIES, INC.

No. 87-5221.

837 F.2d 828 (1988)

Robert L. KOSTELECKY and Linda Kostelecky, Appellants, v. NL ACME TOOL/NL INDUSTRIES, INC., a/k/a NL Industries, Inc., a foreign corporation, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided January 27, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David F. Senn, Dickinson, N.D., for appellants.

Daniel L. Hovland, Bismarck, N.D., for appellee.

Before LAY, Chief Judge, and HEANEY and MAGILL, Circuit Judges.


HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

Robert and Linda Kostelecky appeal from a jury verdict dismissing their claims against N.L. Acme Tool Company (N.L.). We affirm.

On May 6, 1987, Robert Kostelecky injured his hand and wrist in an accident while working for his employer, Noble Drilling Corporation (Noble), on an oil rig near Killdeer, North Dakota. Gulf Oil Corporation operated the oil venture and hired Noble as a drilling contractor. Gulf had also hired N.L. to perform...

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