County of Hidalgo v. Brown, Adam, and Wife, Emma Brown
Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ERRLINDA CASTILLO, Justice.
Appellant, the County of Hidalgo, appeals from a jury verdict in favor of the appellees, Adam and Emma Brown. Adam Brown was injured in an automobile accident while trespassing on private property, when his jeep fell off the side of a drainage ditch created by the county pursuant to an easement. The cause of action was submitted to the jury under the theory of premise defect, under the Tort Claims Act. In five points of error, appellant claims that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict, and the trial court erred in overruling motions for…
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