Legal Opinion
Roland v. DaimlerChrysler Corp.
Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)
Decided January 19, 2001No. 03-00-00118-CVPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JONES, Justice.
Appellants, Keeshon and Teanna Roland, sued appellees, DaimlerChrysler Corporation, DaimlerChrysler Motors Corporation, and Heart of Texas Dodge, Inc. (collectively referred to as “DaimlerChrys-ler”) for personal injuries sustained by Keeshon while riding in the open bed of a pickup truck. The suit was based on theories of negligence and strict liability, abeg-ing that DaimlerChrysler failed to warn of the danger posed by riding in the open bed of a pickup truck that was manufactured and sold by DaimlerChrysler. Concluding that the danger was open and obvious, the trial court…
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