Legal Opinion
Houser v. Smith
Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)
Decided April 30, 1998No. 03-97-00467-CVPublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEA ANN SMITH, Justice.
The issue presented is whether an employer is liable for damages caused by the criminal conduct of an employee. Appellant Rose Houser sued David Smith d/b/a Accurate Transmission for the criminal acts of Robert Sylvester, an employee of the transmission shop. The jury found in favor of Smith and the trial court rendered judgment that nous-er take nothing. We will affirm the judgment of the trial court.
BACKGROUND
Accurate Transmission, owned by David Smith, allegedly sponsored a barbecue at a tavern near San Marcos owned by Smith’s mother. Houser had been a customer of…
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