Legal Opinion

Benavides v. Cushman, Inc.

Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)

Decided January 26, 2006No. 01-04-00982-CVPublishedCited by 49 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

JANE BLAND, Justice.

In his appeal of this product liability case, Xavier Benavides asks that we reverse a judgment on a jury verdict in favor of appellee, Cushman, Inc. Benavides, a golf course groundskeeper, sued Cushman for injuries he sustained when a sand trap rake — a three-wheeled vehicle manufactured by Cushman — overturned while he was driving it. On appeal, Benavides contends the trial court erred in (1) excluding evidence of prior similar incidents, (2) excluding expert testimony regarding failure to warn, (3) admitting cumulative expert testimony, and (4) admitting an…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. American Tobacco Co., Inc. v. GrinnellTexas Supreme Court · 1997
  2. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. v. MaloneTexas Supreme Court · 1998
  3. City of Brownsville v. AlvaradoTexas Supreme Court · 1995
  4. Horizon/CMS Healthcare Corporation v. AuldTexas Supreme Court · 2000
  5. Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. v. ArmstrongTexas Supreme Court · 2004

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3Cited by49 opinions

  1. Miller v. Raytheon Aircraft Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2007
  2. Hooper v. Chittaluru, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2006
  3. the City of El Paso, Texas v. Mazie's, L.P. and Whitney Properties, L.P., Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2012
  4. Marin v. IESI TX CORP., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2010
  5. Gulley v. Davis, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2010

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