Legal Opinion
Perez v. Todd Shipyards Corp.
Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)
Decided June 24, 1999No. 14-97-01382-CVPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MAURICE E. AMIDEI, Justice.
This case was resolved in the trial court by summary judgment. Janie Perez, Individually and as Representative of the Estate of Guadalupe G. Garcia, Decedent, Elisa G. Herrera, Mary G. Alcorta, Esther G. Baxley, Modesta Garcia, Sylvia G. O’Steen, Maria G. Aiken, and Sylvia P. Martin (collectively as “Plaintiffs”) brought this action against Todd Shipyards Corporation (Defendant) for gross negligence. Plaintiffs alleged that Defendant negligently caused the death of Guadalupe G. Garcia by exposing him to asbestos products during the term of his employment by…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Nixon v. Mr. Property Management Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1985
- Johnson v. Home State BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Texaco, Inc. v. SandersonTexas Supreme Court · 1995
- Rose Ana Forbes Lemelle, Rose Ana Forbes Lemelle v. Universal Mfg. Corp., Universal Mfg. Corp., Werts Novelty Co., Inc., Usf & GCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
- Wright v. Gifford-Hill & Co., Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1987
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Aguirre v. Vasquez, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2007
- Zacharie v. U.S. Natural Resources, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2002
- Wagner v. FedEx Freight, Inc.District Court, N.D. Texas · 2018
- City of Dallas v. Gatlin, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2010
- Todd Shipyards Corp. v. PerezTexas Supreme Court · 2000
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