Clark-Daniel's, Inc. v. Deathe

SLATTON, Justice.

At the suit of Earl Porter Deathe, et ux., in the 73rd District Court of Bexar County, a judgment was rendered on a jury special issue verdict for the sum of $20,000 against Clark-Daniel’s, Inc., hence this appeal.

The jury made the following findings:

1. That the chair was insecurely fastened together.

2. That the chair was a weak chair.

3. That appellant in the exercise of ordinary care should have known of such conditions.

4. That each constituted negligence and a proximate cause of the injury.

5. That the sum of $20,000 would compensate Mrs. Deathe for her injuries.

The…