Legal Opinion
State v. Wollesen
Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)
Decided December 19, 2002No. 03-01-00553-CVPublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVID PURYEAR, Justice.
The State appeals from a judgment based on a jury verdict in a wrongful death suit. On appeal, the State contends the trial court erred by giving an improper jury charge and by overruling its motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. We will affirm.
BACKGROUND
On April 30, 1999, Catherine Wollesen was driving north on U.S. Highway 77 entering the City of Giddings. The Texas Department of Transportation (“TxDOT”) had been conducting a seal coat job on a portion of U.S. 77 as part of a maintenance operation-that day. Seal coating involves spreading gravel on top of…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Mayhew v. Town of SunnyvaleTexas Supreme Court · 1998
- Texas Department of Transportation v. JonesTexas Supreme Court · 1999
- Catalina v. BlasdelTexas Supreme Court · 1994
- Doe v. Boys Clubs of Greater Dallas, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1995
- Federal Sign v. Texas Southern UniversityTexas Supreme Court · 1997
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Villegas v. Texas Department of Transportation, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2003
- Texas Department of Transportation v. AndrewsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2005
- City of Weston v. Gaudette, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2009
- Texas Department of Transportation v. York, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2007
- Texas Department of Transportation v. Gutierrez, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2007
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