Legal Opinion
Champion v. Great Dane Ltd. Partnership
Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)
Decided May 7, 2009No. 14-08-00310-CVPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KEM THOMPSON FROST, Justice.
The underlying products-liability case arose from injuries sustained by appellant, a truck driver, in attempting to unload a truck trailer manufactured by appellee. The truck driver complains on appeal that the trial court erred in excluding testimony from his expert witness as to the trailer’s alleged design defect and in granting a motion for a directed verdict in favor of the manufacturer on the design-defect claim. We affirm.
I.Factual and Procedural Background
Appellant Tommy Champion, a truck driver, filed suit against appellee Great Dane Limited…
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