Armendarez v. Hotel Dieu
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, El Paso County; A. M. Walthall, Judge. Action by Ramona Armendarez against the Hotel Dieu. From a judgment on a directed verdict for the defendant,- plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtJames, C. J.
This petition of Ramona Armendarez against appellee, a private corporation existing under the laws of Texas operating a hospital in the city of El Paso, set forth allegations which ordinarily would, without question, state a valid cause of action against the master for damages for personal injury received by an employé. The court, after hearing, the testimony, directed the jury to find for the defendant.
Examination of the testimony satisfies us that the peremptory instruction was not given upon the theory of lack of testimony of the employer’s negligence and of such negligence being the cause…
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