Herndon v. Halliburton Oil Well Cementing Co.

SUTTON, Judge.

This is a dual appeal from the 117th District Court of Nueces County. Ben L. Herndon, joined by the United Employers Casualty Company, the insurance carrier for his employer, Carmos Drilling Company, as plaintiffs (and they will be so designated here), sued the Halliburton Oil Well Cementing Company, Bentex Oil Corporation, and Lee McMillian, as defendants, generally referred to herein as Halliburton, Bentex and McMillian, to recover for personal injuries sustained by Herndon on July 22, 1937. The trial was to the court and jury; judgment was rendered on the verdict of the jury…