Chi Energy, Inc. v. Urias

OPINION

RICHARD BARAJAS, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a jury verdict in a premises liability case that resulted in the deaths of Norman Pallanes and Gilbert Urias during the construction of improvements to an oil well site. Appellant Chi Energy, Inc. was the owner of the leasehold interest in the oil well involved in this incident. Chi Energy, Inc, operating through its subsidiary, Chi Operating, Inc., undertook the drilling of an oil well that became known as the UL 18-19 No. 1. Chi Operating, Inc. served as the operating company responsible for the handling of the day-to-day…