Cunningham v. Olson Drilling Co.

WALLER, Circuit Judge.

Appellant sued Olson Drilling Company, Shell Oil Company, and the Western Company, for damages caused by the loss of one of his eyes, which he alleged was caused 'by the splashing of acid into the eye when he rolled, or dropped, two heavy boards into a small pool containing hydrochloric acid in diluted form.

Appellant was the employee of J. C. Gauvey, an independent contractor engaged by Shell Oil Company to move certain tools and a rig from a location wherein Olson Drilling Company had drilled an oil well for the Shell Oil Company. The well had been acidized by the…