H.E. Butt Grocery Company v. Juan Rivera

MEMORANDUM OPINION

No. 04-02-00882-CV

H.E. BUTT GROCERY COMPANY,

Appellant

v.

Juan RIVERA,

Appellee

From the 341st Judicial District Court, Webb County, Texas

Trial Court No. 2001-CVQ-001142-D3

Honorable Elma Salinas-Ender, Judge Presiding

Opinion by: Catherine Stone, Justice

Sitting: Alma L. López, Chief Justice

Catherine Stone, Justice

Paul W. Green, Justice

Delivered and Filed: December 31, 2003

REVERSED AND RENDERED

Juan Rivera sued H.E. Butt Grocery Company ("HEB") for damages when he slipped and fell inside an HEB store in Laredo, Texas. Following a jury trial, Rivera recovered $83,777 in damages. HEB…