Legal Opinion · Dissent

H. E. Butt Grocery Co. v. Bruner

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided November 20, 1975No. 5487Published

1DissentHall, Justice

I respectfully dissent.

The plaintiff’s testimony in full regarding the nature and appearance of the object she slipped on is as follows:

“Q. Now, do you know for sure of your own personal knowledge what you stepped on?
“A. I couldn’t swear to it, but it looked like ... It was about that *345long and juicy. (Indicating). And I can’t think of anything that looked like that except a green onion top.
“Q. What color was it?
“A. Green.
“Q. Okay. And you’ve seen onion tops many times?
“A. Well, I’ve topped a-many of them, I know.
“Q. Okay. And what you saw, was there just one individual onion stalk?
“A. It was.
“…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Jackson v. Hall, C.J.Texas Supreme Court · 1948
  2. Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. ShoemakerTexas Supreme Court · 1905
  3. H. E. Butt Grocery Co. v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1949
  4. Turner v. Texas Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1942
  5. J. Weingarten, Inc. v. RazeyTexas Supreme Court · 1968

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