Scott v. Liebman

404 S.W.2d 288 (1966)

Morin SCOTT d/b/a Tidelands Motor Inn, Petitioner,

v.

James LIEBMAN, Respondent.

No. A-10939.

Supreme Court of Texas.

May 18, 1966.

Rehearing Denied June 8, 1966.

Baker, Botts, Shepherd & Coates, R. Gordon Gooch, Houston, for petitioner.

Schwartz & Lapin, Houston, for respondent.

GREENHILL, Justice.

James Liebman brought this action against Morin Scott, doing business as Tidelands Motor Inn in Houston, for personal injuries suffered when Liebman walked through a clear glass sliding door at the Tidelands Motor Inn at night. Trial was to a jury which convicted the defendant of…