Legal Opinion

Chavez Construction, Inc. v. McNeely

Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)

Decided August 25, 2005No. 01-03-00766-CVPublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

TIM TAFT, Justice.

Appellant, Chavez Construction, Inc. (“Chavez”), appeals from a judgment rendered on a verdict awarding appellee, Joe D. McNeely, damages in his negligence action. We address (1) whether Chavez owed a duty to McNeely; (2) whether Chavez breached a duty owed to McNeely; (3) whether Chavez’s actions constituted a proximate cause of McNeely’s injuries; and (4) whether the trial court abused its discretion in refusing to allow Chavez to cross-examine McNeely by (I) questioning him concerning 49 changes that he made to his oral deposition by way of an errata sheet and (ii)…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Nixon v. Mr. Property Management Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1985
  2. In Re King's EstateTexas Supreme Court · 1951
  3. Palsgraf v. Long Island R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
  4. Kindred v. Con/Chem, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1983
  5. Doe v. Boys Clubs of Greater Dallas, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1995

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Ranger Conveying & Supply Co. v. Davis, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2007
  2. Chyanne Nichols v. Marc Aaron Wilson, M.D. Alliance Health Partners, PLLC And Alliance Ob/Gyn Specialists, PLLC, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2023
  3. Ranger Conveying & Supply Company v. Daryl Davis, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2007
  4. Tariq Majeed v. Sajjad Hussain, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2010
  5. Tariq Majeed v. Sajjad Hussain, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2010

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