Havner v. E-Z Mart Stores, Inc.

OPINION

DOGGETT, Justice.

We consider whether, under the facts of this case, some evidence exists to support a wrongful death judgment against a convenience store owner whose employee was abducted from her job and murdered by an unknown assailant. The court of appeals reversed and rendered, holding that there was no evidence that the store’s negligently deficient security system was a cause of the employee’s death. 797 S.W.2d 116. We disagree, and we reverse the judgment of the court of appeals and remand to that court for further action consistent with this opinion.

Diana Havner was an…