Legal Opinion

Dayton Hudson Corp. v. Eldridge

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided December 1, 1987No. 05-87-00078-CVPublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WHITHAM, Justice.

A policeman brought this action against a corporate citizen who responded to a police request for information in apprehending a suspect. The citizen-appellant, Dayton Hudson Corporation, doing business as Target Stores, appeals from a portion of a judgment rendered on the jury’s verdict in favor of the policeman-appellee, Pete El-dridge. In its sixth point of error, Target contends that the trial court erred in rendering judgment for Eldridge against Target because Target breached no duty to Eldridge as a matter of law. We agree. Moreover, we find no merit in Eldridge’s claim…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Garza v. AlviarTexas Supreme Court · 1965
  2. Chauncey L. Moore, Jr. v. The Marketplace Restaurant, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
  3. Brennen v. City of EugeneOregon Supreme Court · 1979
  4. Fancil v. Q.S.E. Foods, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1975
  5. Samson v. Saginaw Professional Building, IncMichigan Supreme Court · 1975

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. RodriguezTexas Supreme Court · 2002
  2. Turner v. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2000
  3. Jamar v. Patterson, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1995
  4. Michael Lowe v. American Airlines, Inc. and Tamika Barkers, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2024
  5. Per-Se Technologies F/N/A Medaphis Corporation, Inc. v. Sybase, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2005

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