Legal Opinion

H.E. Butt Grocery Co. v. Resendez

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided July 31, 1997No. 13-96-076-CVPublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice DORSEY.

This is a premises liability suit. Maria and Jose Resendez sued HEB after Maria allegedly slipped on a grape and fell in an HEB store. The jury found that HEB’s negligence proximately caused her injuries and awarded $150,000 in damages.1 The trial court reduced the award and entered judgment for $153,785.83 in actual damages and prejudgment interest. HEB appeals by six points of error. We affirm.

The incident occurred on March 7, 1993 at an HEB store in San Benito. At that time, HEB displayed its grapes in bags or boxes in the produce section. The HEB store in…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Downer v. Aquamarine Operators, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1985
  2. Cain v. BainTexas Supreme Court · 1986
  3. Pool v. Ford Motor Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1986
  4. Keetch v. Kroger Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1992
  5. Gee v. Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1989

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. HE Butt Grocery Company v. ResendezTexas Supreme Court · 1999
  2. Clayton Edward Presswood v. Julia W. Goehring, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2005

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