SIMS v. WESTERN WASTE INDUSTRIES

No. 09-94-223 CV.

918 S.W.2d 682 (1996)

David SIMS, Appellant, v. WESTERN WASTE INDUSTRIES, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Beaumont.

Rehearing Overruled May 3, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark D. Haas, Mayes & Haas, Conroe, for appellant.

Larry S. Lee, Larry S. Lee & Associates, Houston, Douglas R. Drucker, Wetzel, Herron & Drucker, The Woodlands, for appellee.

Before WALKER, C.J., and BURGESS and STOVER, JJ.


OPINION

BURGESS, Justice.

David Sims appeals from a summary judgment in favor of Western Waste Industries. Sims was an employee of Western Waste Industries of Texas, Inc., (WWIT) a Texas corporation, when he injured his leg on the job. Sims worked as a "bumper" on a garbage truck that collected residential trash. Sims filed suit against Amrep, Inc., the manufacturer of the truck, and Western Waste Industries, Inc. (WWI), a California corporation and the...

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