Mobil Chemical Company v. Bell

517 S.W.2d 245 (1974)

MOBIL CHEMICAL COMPANY, Petitioner,

v.

Edward L. BELL et al., Respondents.

No. B-4447.

Supreme Court of Texas.

December 11, 1974.

Rehearing Denied January 15, 1975.

Orgain, Bell & Tucker, Cleve Bachman and Zollie Carl Steakley, Beaumont, for petitioner.

Waldman & Smallwood, Carl Waldman and William Hays Seele, Beaumont, for respondents.

McGEE, Justice.

This is a common law damage suit for personal injuries sustained by Edward L. Bell and J. A. Hurley, employees of an independent contractor constructing a large chemical plant for Mobil Chemical Company, when acetic acid escaped from…