Choice v. Gibbs

SUBSTITUTE OPINION 1

KEM THOMPSON FROST, Justice.

In this negligence case, a contractor appeals a no-evidence summary judgment rendered in favor of the homeowners he sued after allegedly suffering an electrocution while performing work on their premises. Concluding that a genuine issue of material fact as to causation precludes summary judgment, we reverse and remand.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Appellant/plaintiff William Choice was installing a bathtub at the residence of appellees/defendants Richard A. Gibbs and Mary C. Edwards. Choice alleged that while at their home to perform this…