Legal Opinion
Olson v. Passero
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided May 4, 1966No. 5762PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESLAR, Justice.
This is a suit for damages for the cost of restoring a rock fence or retaining wall at the premises owned by appellants and built by appellees. Appellants, Norris Olson and wife, Bernice Olson, sued appellees, A. S. Passero, individually and d/b/a A. S. Passero General Contractor, and W. Gerald, Inc. and its successors in interest, Passero Construction, Inc., for damages in the amount of $3,125.00, basing their suit on negligence in the construction of the wall, a portion of which fell down. Trial was before a jury, but at the conclusion of the plaintiffs’ evidence in chief,…
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