Legal Opinion
Connell v. Payne
Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)
Decided September 9, 1991No. 05-90-00840-CVPublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BAKER, Justice.
This is a case of first impression in Texas. Alan B. Connell, Jr. suffered injuries when Robert B. Payne, Jr. swung a polo mallet and struck him in the eye during a match at Willow Bend Polo and Hunt Club. The jury’s verdict was favorable to Payne and Willow Bend. The trial court entered a take-nothing judgment against Connell. Connell contends the trial court erred because it refused to submit jury questions on ordinary negligence and gross negligence. He also contends the jury’s answers to the submitted questions are against the great weight and preponderance of the…
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