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ESCO OIL & GAS, INC. v. SOONER PIPE & SUPPLY CORP.

No. 01-96-01286-CV.

962 S.W.2d 193 (1998)

ESCO OIL & GAS, INC., Appellant, v. SOONER PIPE & SUPPLY CORP., Packard Pipe Terminals, Inc., Packard Truck Lines, Inc., The Babcock & Wilcox Co., A-Z Terminal Corp., & Hydril Co., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

Rehearing Overruled March 25, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steve Rosenblatt, Houston, for Appellant.

Richard Schwartz, Diane M. Guariglia, William K. Luyties, L. Keith Slade, Ronald Lee White, Walter Joseph Gallant, Houston, for Appellees.

Before O'CONNOR, MIRABAL and NUCHIA, JJ.

OPINION

O'CONNOR, Justice.

The most significant issue in this case is whether the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur applies when a plaintiff sues multiple defendants claiming the negligence of one of them caused the plaintiff's injury. We hold that the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur does not apply when one of multiple defendants may be responsible for the injury, independent of the other defendants.

Esco Oil & Gas, Inc., plaintiff below, appeals the...

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