Wilson v. Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

JONES, Justice.

Two brothers, Wilford and Wilton Wilson, drowned while fishing in the Peder-nales River. Their widows, Lila Wilson and Lydia Mae Wilson, respectively, and children (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) sued the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (“Department”), appellee, claiming the Department’s negligence caused the drowning deaths. Although the jury found the Department was negligent, it failed to find that such negligence was a proximate cause of the Wilson brothers’ deaths. Based on the jury’s findings, the trial court rendered a take-nothing judgment. On appeal, Plaintiffs raise…