Mobil Chemical Co. v. Bell

DIES, Chief Justice.

In April of 1966, C. F. Braun and Company by contract was constructing a tere-phthalic acid unit for Mobil Chemical Company. The leach section of Unit A had been completed and turned over to Mobil about two weeks prior to April 5, 1966. Braun was still in the process of constructing Unit B, and plaintiffs Edward L. Bell and J. A. Hurley were employees of Braun engaged in this work. A hydrostatic test had been performed on Unit A, and on April 5, 1966, Mobil was running acetic acid for the purpose “to get.it circulated, and check out the equipment in preparation of starting…