Legal Opinion
K-Mart Corp. v. Pearson on Behalf of Ramos
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided July 3, 1991No. 01-89-01215-CVPublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DUGGAN, Justice.
This is an appeal from a judgment entered by the probate court on a jury verdict in a personal injury lawsuit brought by appellee, Pauletta Pearson, guardian on behalf of the person and estate of Ernest Ramos, NCM (“Ramos”), against appellant, K-Mart Corporation (“K-Mart”). The judgment awarded Ramos $340,281 in past damages, $1,378,589 in future damages, and $2,200,000 in exemplary damages.
On October 28, 1982, Ernest Ramos entered the K-Mart store in El Paso to purchase household paneling. After the purchase, he accompanied a store employee to the customer loading area…
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