Legal Opinion
Klein v. Continental Emsco Co.
District Court, E.D. Texas
Decided March 3, 1970No. Civ. No. 5776-APublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
FISHER, Chief Judge.
This products liability case arose out of an accident occurring on March 3, 1966, near Woodville, Texas, when the traveling block of a drilling rig struck the crown assembly and fell to the floor, dislodging a section of the rig and doing extensive damage to it. The rig was owned at the time of the accident by Dixie Drilling Company, which initiated this action for damages and lost profits. Dixie Drilling Company subsequently transferred its assets to H. W. Klein, who succeeds the former in interest as Plaintiff in this lawsuit.
At the time this cause went…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- McKisson v. Sales Affiliates, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1967
- Schlumberger Well Surveying Corp. v. Nortex Oil & Gas Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1968
- Darryl v. Ford Motor CompanyTexas Supreme Court · 1969
- Helene Curtis Industries, Inc. And Cosmair, Inc. v. Edd Pruitt and Marjorie Ann PruittCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Shamrock Fuel & Oil Sales Co. v. TunksTexas Supreme Court · 1967
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Jones v. BalesDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1972
- Jones, Inc. v. W. A. Wiedebusch Plumbing & Heating Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1973
- H.W. Klein, Successor in Interest to Dixie Drilling Company v. Continental-Emsco, a Division of the Youngstown Sheet & Tube CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971