Texas Sling Company v. Emanuel

NORVELL, Justice.

H. A. Lott, Inc. was the general contractor for the construction of a school building in Houston, Texas. It leased from H. A. Lott, individually, a Koehring No. 605 crane to be used to lift heavy buckets of concrete from the ground to the various levels of the construction project. It became necessary in the progress of the work to extend the reach of the crane by lengthening its boom twenty feet. H. A. Lott, individually, as owner of the crane, contracted with American Powerstage Company to furnish the twenty foot extension, including extensions for the pendant lines of the…