Texas Pipe Bending Co. v. Gibbs

COLEMAN, Chief Justice.

This is an action for the damages caused by personal injuries suffered by Anson Gibbs when he fell from a truck loaded with pipe on the premises of Texas Pipe Bending Company in Houston, Texas. The Employers Mutual Liability Insurance Company of Wisconsin intervened seeking to recover Worker’s Compensation benefits paid to Mr. Gibbs.

The jury found that the injuries sustained by Gibbs were proximately caused by the negligence of Texas Pipe Bending Company. Based upon the verdict and certain stipulations, judgment was rendered for Gibbs in the amount of $61,933.00 and for…