Union Carbide Corp. v. Smith

OPINION

TERRY JENNINGS, Justice.

Appellants, Union Carbide Corporation and Hexion Speciality Chemicals, Inc. (“Hexion”), 1 challenge the trial court’s judgment entered in favor of appellees, Oliver D. Smith and Peggy Ann Bowen Smith, after a jury trial, in the Smiths’ suit against Union Carbide and Hexion arising from Oliver’s exposure to asbestos and subsequent development of mesotheli-oma. 2 In its first issue, Union Carbide contends that there is no evidence that it controlled the details of Oliver’s work, which is necessary to establish liability against Union Carbide, as a premises owner,…