Jbs Carriers, Inc. and James Lundry v. Trinette L. Washington, Sophia Renee Lenzy, Thomas Charles Lenzy, Individually and as Representatives of the Estate of Mary L. Turner
Texas Supreme Court
Justice Johnson delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice Hecht, Justice Green, Justice Guzman, Justice Devine, Justice Brown, and Justice Blacklock joined.
1Opinion of the Court
This case involves a pedestrian-truck collision that resulted in the pedestrian's death. The decedent's family contended that the truck driver was negligent in operating the truck and the driver's employer, the truck owner, was negligent in training the driver. The jury found that negligence of the driver, the truck owner-employer, and the decedent proximately caused the collision. The trial court rendered judgment on the verdict. The court of appeals affirmed.
The issues are (1) whether the trial court abused its discretion by excluding evidence of the pedestrian's mental illness and the fact…
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