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This is a death action case where Edward N. Lamb died from an electrical shock while working at a chemical plant construction site. His survivors sued Shell Chemical Company, Shell Oil Company, and H. K. Ferguson Company. The jury found Shell not negligent for energizing the alarm circuit, but found Fisk Electric Company (Lamb's employer and subcontractor to Ferguson) negligent for connecting the wire. The appellate court reversed and remanded the judgment for Shell and H.K. Ferguson, finding that the jury's verdict was not affirmatively wrong regarding Shell's negligence, but that the trial court erred in instructing a verdict for H.K. Ferguson. The court also found error in allowing Fisk Electric Company six peremptory challenges without showing antagonism to Ferguson. The case highlights issues of contractor duty, concealed dangers, and jury challenges.
Lamb v. Shell Chemical Company is a workers' compensation case decided in Court of Appeals of Texas. This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
It is commonly referenced in legal research involving workers' compensation laws in Court of Appeals of Texas.
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This is a death action case where Edward N. Lamb died from an electrical shock while working at a chemical plant construction site. His survivors sued Shell Chemical Company, Shell Oil Company, and H. K. Ferguson Company. The jury found Shell not negligent for energizing the alarm circuit, but found Fisk Electric Company (Lamb's employer and subcontractor to Ferguson) negligent for connecting the wire. The appellate court reversed and remanded the judgment for Shell and H.K. Ferguson, finding that the jury's verdict was not affirmatively wrong regarding Shell's negligence, but that the trial court erred in instructing a verdict for H.K. Ferguson. The court also found error in allowing Fisk Electric Company six peremptory challenges without showing antagonism to Ferguson. The case highlights issues of contractor duty, concealed dangers, and jury challenges.
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