Legal Opinion

M. Rivas Enterprises, Inc. v. Gaytan

Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District

Decided August 24, 2000No. 13-99-067-CVPublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DORSEY, Justice.

M. Rivas Enterprises, Inc. d/b/a M. Rivas Food Store, appellant, appeals a judgment for $15,000.00 entered on a jury verdict in favor of Lydia Gaytan. Gaytan slipped and fell in appellant’s store in Mission, Texas. She sued appellant for failing to clean a puddle of liquid from the floor, creating an unreasonably dangerous condition which caused her fall. Appellant contends that the verdict was unsupported by the evidence, and specifically, that Gaytan presented legally or factually insufficient evidence that appellant had knowledge of, or should have had knowledge of,…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. In Re King's EstateTexas Supreme Court · 1951
  2. Cain v. BainTexas Supreme Court · 1986
  3. Leitch v. HornsbyTexas Supreme Court · 1996
  4. Keetch v. Kroger Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1992
  5. Corbin v. Safeway Stores, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1983

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Cameron County Drainage District No. 5 v. Pablo S. Gonzales and Lucila E. Gonzales, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2002
  2. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Bolado, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2001
  3. Larry Donnell Boswell, Jr. v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2015
  4. Miller v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2001
  5. Miller v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2001

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