Lawrence v. Coastal Marine Service of Texas, Inc.

OPINION

RON CARR, Justice (Assigned).

This is an appeal of a take-nothing judgment in a negligence and premises liability case brought by appellants after the death of John Ray Lawrence as the result of an accident on a crane owned by appellee, Coastal Marine Service of Texas, Inc. [Coastal], which occurred while Lawrence was working for Coastal’s independent contractor, H.W. Campbell Construction Company [Campbell] on Coastal’s premises.

The case proceeded to trial against Campbell and Coastal after the trial court directed a partial verdict against appellants on the premises liability issue.…