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PEASTER v. DAVID NEW DRILLING CO., INC.

No. 91-CA-00423.

642 So.2d 344 (1994)

Vennie PEASTER, Natural Mother and Administratrix of the Estate of Jimmy Wilcoxson, Deceased; Brenda Wilcoxson Tacker, Vanessa Wilcoxson, Sheila Wilcoxson Vaughn (Buazard), and Kimberly Wilcoxson Blount v. DAVID NEW DRILLING CO., INC.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied September 29, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wayne E. Ferrell, Jr., Karla J. Pierce, Ferrell & Hubbard, Jackson, for appellant.

Kenneth G. Perry, Shell Buford Bufkin Callicutt & Perry, Jackson, for appellee.

Before PRATHER, P.J., and PITTMAN and SMITH, JJ.

SMITH, Justice, for the Court:

This appeal arises from an incident where decedent, Jimmy Wilcoxson, was assisting in moving a portable oil rig belonging to his employer, David New Drilling Co. Inc. The rig shifted and Wilcoxson was crushed to death. His family filed a wrongful death suit against his employer and four other third party defendants in The First Judicial District of Hinds County Circuit Court.

The appellants in their complaint specifically referred...

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