Weaver v. Frazer

STEAGALL, Justice.

William Allen Weaver sued co-employees Ben Frazer and Philip Smithson, alleging that he was injured as a result of what he alleged to be their willful conduct in instructing him to use an improper pump to pump acid into a water tank. The trial court entered a summary judgment in favor of Frazer and Smithson. Weaver appeals.

Weaver was injured when a hose came off of an air-driven pump, causing sulfuric acid to be sprayed on his back and legs. At the time of his injury, Weaver, employed as a maintenance mechanic by Spun Steel, Inc. (now known as Gates Power Drive Products,…