Francis v. Coastal Oil & Gas Corp.

OPINION

ELSA ALCALA, Justice.

Appellant, Algenard Francis, sustained serious personal injuries in an explosion that occurred while he was working as an independent subcontractor on the premises of appellee, Coastal Gas Corporation (Coastal). 1 Having settled with another subcontractor, Acock Engineering, Francis proceeded to trial solely against Coastal. A jury awarded Francis damages, but the trial court set that verdict aside and rendered a take-nothing judgment in Coastal’s favor, in accordance with chapter 95 of the Civil Practice and Remedies Code. 2 Francis presents seven issues. In…