Maddox v. Northern Natural Gas Co.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

DAUGHERTY, District Judge.

The plaintiff, Joe Maddox, as an employee of Dresser Engineering Company (Dresser), sustained an accident in Kansas while working at a pipe line compressor station of the defendant, Northern Natural Gas Company (Northern). Northern, through its representatives, communicated a written offer to the plaintiff to settle any claim of the plaintiff against Northern arising from this accident. Thereafter, the plaintiff engaged a law firm in Oklahoma City to represent him with reference to his injury. The abovq, written offer was not accepted.

Thereafter, on…