Big Three Welding Equipment Company v. Roberts

SHARPE, Justice.

This appeal is from a judgment rendered after jury trial in favor of appellee, plaintiff below, for $15,616.00, against appellant, defendant below. The parties will sometimes hereafter be referred to as in the trial court.

The material facts may be summarized as follows: Plaintiff suffered personal injuries on August 27, 1963, while he was an employee of the Lummus Company when he became entangled with an electric welding machine rented by the defendant to Lummus, while it was undertaking a project for the DuPont Company in Victoria County, Texas. The machine consisted of an…