Johnson v. Garza

OPINION

The primary issue in this damage suit is whether the trial court’s instructed verdict, at the close of the appellants’1 case, in favor of the appellees was improper. Appellants sued Mr. Garza for intentionally setting fire to Garza’s own condominium unit, for intentionally disarming the unit’s fire alarm system and for negligently failing to maintain the unit’s fire alarm system. Appellants assert the trial court erred in granting an instructed verdict and bring ten points of error. Appellees bring one cross-point involving the amount of the cost bond.

A fire destroyed four units of the…