Smith & Conklin Bros. v. Griffith

In the trial court respondent Howard Vernon Griffith was awarded damages for personal injuries against petitioner Smith & Conklin Brothers, and the trial court’s judgment was affirmed by the Court of Civil Appeals. 260 S.W. 2d 705.

Respondent was an employee of Starworth Drilling Company, and received his injuries as a result of an accident which happened while an oil well drilling rig owned by his employer was being dismantled. Petitioners operate a truck line, and had been employed by Starworth Drilling Company to move the drilling rig from one location to another. They had two employees on…