Legal Opinion

Southwest Inns, Ltd. v. General Electric Co.

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided December 23, 1987No. A14-86-769-CVPublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ROBERTSON, Justice.

This appeal is from a take-nothing judgment entered on jury findings in a products liability suit against General Electric (GE) for the sale of allegedly defective through-the-wall air conditioning units installed in appellants’ eleven motel and hotel properties. Issues on appeal concern (1) the court order holding privileged certain documents sought through discovery, (2) failure to grant a new trial because of allegedly newly discovered evidence, (3) allegedly improper jury argument, and (4) failure of the jury to find, in answer to three special issues, that each…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Pool v. Ford Motor Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1986
  2. Jackson v. Van WinkleTexas Supreme Court · 1983
  3. Clancy v. Zale Corp., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1986
  4. Peeples v. Honorable Fourth Supreme Judicial DistrictTexas Supreme Court · 1985
  5. Southern Pine Lumber Co. v. AndradeTexas Supreme Court · 1939

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Cameron County v. Hinojosa, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1988
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  3. H.E. Butt Grocery Co. v. Williams, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1988
  4. Clophus v. General Motors Corp.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1989
  5. Rankin v. Atwood Vacuum MacHine Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1992

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