Legal Opinion

Granite Construction Co. v. Mendoza

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided July 5, 1991No. 05-90-00710-CVPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

WHITHAM, Justice.

Felix Mendoza, Sr. died as the result of an on-the-job accident during the course of his employment on a road construction project undertaken by Mendoza’s employer, appellant, Granite Construction Company. *758Appellee, Rebecca Mendoza, individually, and as representative of the Estate of Felix Mendoza, Sr., deceased, and as next friend of Cecilia Mendoza and Felix Mendoza, Jr., brought this action seeking exemplary damages for gross negligence arising out of a workers’ compensation death claim. Of Granite Construction’s five points of error, Granite Construction abandoned…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Cain v. BainTexas Supreme Court · 1986
  2. Pool v. Ford Motor Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1986
  3. Pacific Mutual Life Insurance v. HaslipSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  4. McGalliard v. KuhlmannTexas Supreme Court · 1986
  5. Glover v. Texas General Indemnity Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1981

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Ellis County State Bank v. Keever, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1992
  2. Morgan v. Ebby Halliday Real Estate, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1994
  3. Davis v. Twin City Fire Insurance Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)1993
  4. Petri v. Kestrel Oil & Gas Properties, L.P.District Court, S.D. Texas · 2012
  5. American Pioneer Life Ins. Co. v. WilliamsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1995

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