Legal Opinion
Thornal v. Cargill, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided October 12, 1978No. 8142PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIES, Chief Justice.
Plaintiff below, Floyd B. Thornal, sued Leduma Cia. Mar. S/A (Leduma), Cargill, Inc. (Cargill), and the Kansas City Southern *846Railway (KCS) for personal injuries allegedly received on May 1, 1974. Leduma was owner of the ship “Costa Flora” which was loading grain from the KCS docks in Port Arthur, Texas. Cargill was the grain dealer and leased the grain storage area, as well as portions of the dock from KCS. The grain was loaded in the ship by longshoremen, of whom plaintiff was one. Plaintiff alleged his injuries resulted from a fall on one of the ramps leading from the…
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