Legal Opinion

Roberts v. Friendswood Development Co.

Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)

Decided September 22, 1994No. 01-93-00492-CVPublishedCited by 53 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DUGGAN, Justice.

Appellant, Bobby Joe Roberts, appeals from a summary judgment entered in favor of appellees, Friendswood Development Company and King Ranch, Inc. (collectively, Friendswood). We affirm.

On August 8,1990, Roberts broke his neck when he dived from a pier located at River Grove Park on the shore of Lake Houston in Kingwood, Texas. Roberts sued Kingwood Service Association (Kingwood), Naylor Industrial Services, Inc. (Naylor), and Friends-wood for negligence and gross negligence. Roberts settled his claims against Kingwood and Naylor, and they are not parties to this appeal.…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Lear Siegler, Inc. v. PerezTexas Supreme Court · 1991
  2. Hidalgo v. Surety Savings and Loan AssociationTexas Supreme Court · 1971
  3. City of Denton v. Van PageTexas Supreme Court · 1986
  4. Grand Prairie Independent School District v. VaughanTexas Supreme Court · 1990
  5. Marchal v. Webb, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1993

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3Cited by53 opinions

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