W.B. HINTON DRILLING CO. v. ZUNIGA

No. 12-88-00132-CV.

784 S.W.2d 442 (1989)

W.B. HINTON DRILLING COMPANY and Hinton Production Company, Appellants, v. Inocente ZUNIGA and Wife, Betty Zuniga, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Tyler.

Rehearing Overruled December 29, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles H. Clark, Tyler, Joann N. Wilkins, Dallas, for appellants.

John C. Fisher, Longview, for appellees.

Before RAMEY, C.J., and COLLEY and BILL BASS, JJ.


COLLEY, Justice.

This is a personal injury suit. Plaintiff/appellee Inocente Zuniga (Zuniga), an employee of Big M Construction Company (Big M), suffered severe physical injuries when a steel girder fell from a flat-bed trailer onto appellee during the course of appellee's employment with Big M.

Appellee brought this common-law negligence suit against defendants/appellants W.B. Hinton Drilling Company and Hinton Production Company (Hinton). The case was tried...

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