J. Weingarten, Inc. v. Moore

COLEMAN, Justice.

This is a suit for damages brought by an employee against a managerial employee and her employer, a non-subscriber under the Workmen’s Compensation law of the State of Texas. The trial court entered a .judgment for the plaintiff pursuant to a jury verdict. It is appellants’ primary contention that there is no evidence of negligence on the part of the appellants, and that the trial court should have instructed a verdict in favor of them.

Herma Lee Moore had been employed by J. Weingarten, Inc. as a grocery checker for more than a year at the time she sustained the injury for…