H.E. Butt Grocery Co. v. Bilotto

LÓPEZ, Justice.

Vinnie Bilotto recovered a judgment against H.E. Butt Grocery Company (HEB) for injuries Bilotto suffered as a result of a slip-and-fall accident. HEB contends, in its sole point of error, that the trial court erred in informing the jury of the legal effect of its answers by conditioning the damage question on finding Bilotto 50% or less negligent. We disagree with HEB and affirm the trial court’s decision.

HEB specifically asserts that the trial court erred in informing the jury that a percent-responsibility finding in excess of 50% for Bilotto would preclude Bilotto from…