Legal Opinion

Smith & Conklin Bros. v. Griffith

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided July 9, 1953No. 12564PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GRAVES, Justice.

This statement of the nature and result of the suit, admitted by the appellees to be substantially correct, is taken from the appellants’ brief:

“This is a damage suit. Howard Vernon Griffith brought suit against Smith & Conk-lin Brothers, a truck line, for damages, growing out of personal injuries alleged to have occurred as a result of an accident which happened while an oil well drilling-rig, owned by Starworth Drilling Company, was being dismantled. Plaintiff Griffith was employed by Starworth Drilling Company. Defendants, P. R. Smith, D. L. Conklin, and W. D. Conklin,…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Northeast Texas Motor Lines, Inc. v. HodgesTexas Supreme Court · 1942
  2. Younger Bros., Inc. v. MarinoCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1946
  3. Dallas Railway & Terminal Co. v. BishopCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1947
  4. Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co. v. VollrathCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1905
  5. Texas & P. Ry. Co. v. MatikenCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1911

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. George C. Vaughan & Sons v. DyessCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1959
  2. Thompson v. RobbinsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1956
  3. Smith & Conklin Bros. v. GriffithTexas Supreme Court · 1954
  4. Whelan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1954

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