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HOECHST-CELANESE CORP. v. MENDEZ

No. 97-0860.

967 S.W.2d 354 (1998)

HOECHST-CELANESE CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. Jesse MENDEZ, Jr., Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

February 13, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Reesa D. Hedrick, Houston, for Petitioner.

Ren Rodriguez, Corpus Christi, for Respondent.

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

What is an employer's duty to an independent contractor's employees when the employer requires the contractor to observe general workplace safety guidelines? Hoechst-Celanese Corp. hired Mundy Contract Maintenance, Inc., an independent contractor, to perform various maintenance services at the Celanese plants. While performing a Celanese work order, a Mundy employee sustained serious injuries when he fell from the shelf of a large metal...

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