Legal Opinion
Georgia-Pacific Corp. v. Stephens
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided October 13, 2007No. 01-05-00132-CVPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JANE BLAND, Justice.
In this asbestos case, Georgia-Pacific Corporation seeks reversal of a judgment on a jury verdict against it and in favor of appellees, Fred and Betty Stephens. The Stephenses sued Georgia-Pacific and other defendants after Fred developed mesothe-lioma, alleging that he contracted the disease in part as a result of his exposure to Georgia-Pacific joint compound during the years he worked as a commercial painter. On appeal, Georgia-Pacific contends (1) the evidence is legally insufficient to support the jury finding of causation, (2) the trial court erred in…
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