Legal Opinion
Texas Department of Transportation v. Fontenot
Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)
Decided December 16, 2004No. 09-04-038 CVPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
STEVE McKEITHEN, Chief Justice.
The survivors of a motorist killed in a single vehicle automobile accident alleged that the injuries were caused by the failure of a highway contractor and the state highway department to warn motorists of water on the road following a rainstorm. Finding in favor of Brenda L. Fontenot, individually and on behalf of the Estate of Joseph Curry Fontenot, Jason Fontenot, Micah Fontenot, and Robert Fontenot (“Fontenot”), the jury apportioned negligence 55% to the Texas Department of Transportation (“TxDOT”), 30% to Deav-ers, Inc. (“Deavers”), and 15% to the…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- In Re King's EstateTexas Supreme Court · 1951
- Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. HavnerTexas Supreme Court · 1997
- State Department of Highways & Public Transportation v. PayneTexas Supreme Court · 1992
- Otis Engineering Corp. v. ClarkTexas Supreme Court · 1983
- State Ex Rel. State Department of Highways & Public Transportation v. GonzalezTexas Supreme Court · 2002
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3Cited by16 opinions
- City of Austin v. Leggett, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2008
- Reyes v. City of LaredoTexas Supreme Court · 2010
- Stewart v. City of Corsicana, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2006
- Petri v. Kestrel Oil & Gas Properties, L.P.District Court, S.D. Texas · 2012
- Texas Department of Transportation v. York, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2007
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