Legal Opinion
Koppers Co. v. Haggerty
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided December 7, 1972No. 7399PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KEITH, Justice.
The appeal is from a judgment entered in a third party action against a general contractor for injuries received by an employee of a subcontractor upon the construction project. Koppers was the general contractor engaged in erecting a multistory building and had entered into a contract with Bella Company as subcontractor to do the brick work upon the structure. Haggerty was an employee of Bella at the time he sustained his injuries. Having received his compensation benefits, Haggerty sued Kop-pers alleging several grounds of negligence proximately causing his injury and damage.…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Delhi-Taylor Oil Corporation v. HenryTexas Supreme Court · 1967
- Hunt v. Laclede Gas CompanySupreme Court of Missouri · 1966
- Keeth v. Phillips Petroleum CompanyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1972
3Cited by5 opinions
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- Max Franklin Kelley v. General Telephone Company of the Southwest, Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellant-Appellee v. Vernon L. Clark, D/B/A Clark Enterprises, Third-Party Pacific Indemnity Company, Intervenor-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973