Halliburton Oil Well Cementing Co. v. Groves

TIREY, Justice.

This is a negligence case. Marvin Groves died from injuries received when a crown block broke on a workover rig in an oilfield on March 10, 1955. Suit was brought by appellees, Mrs. Truman Odell Groves, widow, and Barbara Groves Nu-gent, daughter, joined by her husband, Billy Ray Nugent, for damages sustained resulting from the injuries and death of Marvin Groves against appellant, Halliburton Oil Well Cementing Company. Ap-pellees contend that specific acts of negligence on the part of appellant proximately caused the injuries and death of Marvin Groves. Traders & General…