Legal Opinion
Harris County v. Smoker
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided November 21, 1996No. 01-95-00383-CVPublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WILSON, Justice.
The appellant, Harris County, appeals from a jury verdict in favor of the appellee, Lucie Cashore Smoker. Smoker brought a claim against Harris County for damages she sustained by falling into an uncovered storm sewer. The jury found Harris County liable for part of Smoker’s damages and the trial court rendered judgment awarding Smoker $75,188.31.
In three points of error, Harris County argues the trial court committed error by not giving the proper jury instructions and denying its motion for an instructed verdict, and contends the evidence was legally insufficient to…
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