Legal Opinion

Morris v. Barnette

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided June 21, 1977No. 8471PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CHADICK, Chief Justice.

A summary judgment dismissing with prejudice the action of plaintiff below was entered in the trial court. The judgment is reversed and the case remanded to the trial court.

In summary, this is a suit by a business invitee against the possessor of business premises, open to the public, to recover both actual and exemplary damages for personal injuries inflicted by the acts of a third person. Mrs. Delilah Morris pled that she was a customer and invitee at a washateria operated .by C. C. Barnette, d/b/a We Never Close Coin-O-Mat Washateria and We Never Close Coin-O-Mat…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Gibbs v. General Motors CorporationTexas Supreme Court · 1970
  2. Great American Reserve Insurance Co. v. San Antonio Plumbing Supply Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1965
  3. Rosas v. Buddies Food StoreTexas Supreme Court · 1975
  4. Odom v. Insurance Company of State of Penn.Texas Supreme Court · 1970
  5. Marek v. Southern Enterprises Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1936

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Del Lago Partners, Inc. v. SmithTexas Supreme Court · 2010
  2. Exxon Corp. v. TidwellTexas Supreme Court · 1993
  3. Walkoviak v. Hilton Hotels Corp.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1979
  4. Castillo v. Sears, Roebuck & Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1983
  5. Cohen v. Southland Corp.California Court of Appeal · 1984

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