Legal Opinion

Duron v. Merritt

Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District

Decided January 14, 1993No. 13-91-561-CVPublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

NYE, Chief Justice.

This is a personal injury case. Eliza Duron sued Gordon T. Merritt for negligence after a vehicle driven by Merritt allegedly struck the vehicle she was driving. The jury found Merritt seventy-five percent negligent for Duron’s injuries, and it found Duron twenty-five percent negligent for her own injuries. The jury awarded Duron $5,000 for past damages and $20,000 for future damages. By two points of error, Duron challenges the legal and factual sufficiency of the evidence to support the jury’s calculation of damages. We affirm.

By point one, Duron complains that,…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. In Re King's EstateTexas Supreme Court · 1951
  2. Cain v. BainTexas Supreme Court · 1986
  3. Leyva v. PachecoTexas Supreme Court · 1962
  4. Watson v. PrewittTexas Supreme Court · 1959
  5. Ford Motor Co. v. NowakCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1982

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Weidner v. Sanchez, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2000
  2. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. v. Martin, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1997
  3. Dollison v. Hayes, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2002
  4. Waltrip v. Bilbon Corp., Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2001
  5. Brookshire Bros., Inc. v. Wagnon, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)1998

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