Western Steel Company, Inc. v. Hank Altenburg

NUMBER 13-02-450-CV

COURT OF APPEALS

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG

WESTERN STEEL COMPANY, INC., Appellant,

v.

HANK ALTENBURG, Appellee.

On appeal from the 347th District Court of Nueces County, Texas.

O P I N I O N

Before Justices Yañez, Castillo, and Garza

Opinion by Justice Yañez

Appellee, Hank Altenburg, sued appellant, Western Steel Company, Inc. (AWestern@), for injuries sustained in a work-related accident. Following a jury trial, the jury found (1) Western was negligent; (2) Altenburg was not Western=s borrowed employee; and (3) that Altenburg was entitled to $88,313.85…