Legal Opinion

El Rancho Restaurants, Inc. v. Garfield

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided April 16, 1969No. 14744PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KLINGEMAN, Justice.

Damage suit by Warren Garfield and wife, Betty I. Garfield, appellees here and plaintiffs below, against El Rancho Restaurants, Inc., appellant here and defendant below, for injuries sustained when Mrs. Garfield purportedly tripped on or was caused to fall by a serving tray stand located against the back of a booth in one of defendant’s restaurants. Trial was to a jury which found: That the tray stand was located against the back of the booth; the maintaining of such tray stand at said location was negligence and a proximate cause of the accident; the failure of defendant…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Benoit v. WilsonTexas Supreme Court · 1951
  2. Halepeska v. Callihan Interests, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1963
  3. Lynch v. RickettsTexas Supreme Court · 1958
  4. Smith v. HengerTexas Supreme Court · 1950
  5. Dennis v. HulseTexas Supreme Court · 1962

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Adam Dante Corporation v. SharpeTexas Supreme Court · 1972
  2. Templeton v. Dreiss, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1998
  3. Gundolf v. Massman-JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1971
  4. Goodson v. Southland CorporationCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1970
  5. Lange Building & Farm Supply, Inc. v. Open Circle "R", Inc.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1983

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