Rourke v. Garza
Court of Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
*333COLEMAN, Chief Justice.
This is a products liability case resulting from an industrial accident. Appellee, Adolph O. Garza, a pipefitter-welder employed by Har-Con Engineering Company, Inc., brought this suit against J. E. Rourke, Individually and d/b/a J. E. Rourke Rental & Supplies, for personal injuries sustained in a fall from scaffolding which had been supplied by Rourke to Har-Con at Har-Con’s job site in Galveston, Texas. Rourke impleaded Har-Con, alleging written indemnity. The trial court entered judgment on the jury’s verdict in favor of Garza against Rourke in the amount of…
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