Legal Opinion
Burnett v. Rutledge
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided November 21, 1955No. 6531PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARTIN, Justice.
Appellant, Frank D. Burnett, while employed by Roberts Well Service, was injured when a member of the crew raised the mast of an oil well cleaning unit into an electric wire belonging to Rogers & Rutledge. This wire, approximately 25' above the ground at the point of contact with the mast, furnished electric power to operate a pumping unit on an oil well owned by appellees, Rogers & Rutledge. Appellee, Southwestern- Public Service Company, was supplying the' electricity to the Rogers & Rutledge lease from the company line on- a take-off pole located approximately 50(7 east of…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Little Rock Furniture Manufacturing Co. v. DunnTexas Supreme Court · 1949
- Barrington v. DuncanTexas Supreme Court · 1943
- Dallas Railway & Terminal Co. v. BaileyTexas Supreme Court · 1952
- Roosth & Genecov Production Co. v. WhiteTexas Supreme Court · 1953
- Schuhmacher Co. v. HolcombTexas Supreme Court · 1944
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Beavers v. Northrop Worldwide Aircraft Services, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)1992
- Tanenbaum Textile Co. v. SidranCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1967
- City of Brady, Texas v. Tommy FinkleaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Brookshire Bros., Inc. v. Lewis, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)1995
- City of San Antonio v. WillingerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1961
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