City of Dallas v. Ormsby

BOYD, Justice.

In seven points of error, the City of Dallas (the City) asserts the trial court erred in awarding appellees (the Ormsbys) attorney’s fees as a sanction for failing to comply with discovery requests. For reasons stated below, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

The suit underlying the sanctions award arose from an automobile accident which occurred on a road owned and maintained by the City. Included in the theories upon which the Ormsbys sought recovery was the theory that a defect in the condition of the roadway, ie., a roadway edge dropoff, caused the accident which…