Legal Opinion
Harville v. Anchor-Wate Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 11, 1981No. 80-1872PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEE, Circuit Judge:
On December 12, 1978, Randy Harville lost his right arm after becoming entangled in a large pipe-coating machine he was inspecting. The design and construction of this machine was initiated in 1973, when Anchor-Wate, a Texas corporation, contracted with Carl K. Smith, now deceased, sole proprietor of Mathis Machinery Company of Mathis, Texas, to design and build a pipe-coating machine. Effective April 1, 1974, Mid-Continent Pipeline Equipment Company (“Midcon”), another Texas corporation, purchased most of the assets of Mathis Machinery, including the pipe-coating machine.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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3Cited by16 opinions
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