Ellis v. Woods

OPINION

PRESLAR, Justice.

This is an action for personal injuries brought by the appellant, who appeals from a take-nothing judgment rendered at the ■conclusion of a pre-trial hearing under Rule 166. Basis of the judgment was a release executed by the plaintiff-appellant. We affirm.

Plaintiff alleged that his injuries occurred when he was working as an employee of Permian Casing Crews on a drilling rig operated by Warton Drilling Company and on which defendant Ralph Woods was also working as an independent contractor. He alleged that while the driller for Warton was backing casing out of the…