Legal Opinion

MacIas v. Fiesta Mart, Inc.

Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)

Decided February 18, 1999No. 01-98-00289-CVPublishedCited by 127 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SCHNEIDER, Chief Justice.

Appellants, Maria and Arturo Macias, appeal a no-evidence summary judgment granted in favor of appellee, Fiesta Mart, Inc. We reverse and remand.

Facts and Procedural Background

Maria Macias and her four children went to Fiesta to go grocery shopping. After getting a shopping cart, they made their way to the meat section. According to Maria, she left the cart to pick out a steak, and as she turned to put the meat in her cart, she slipped and fell. A Fiesta employee working behind the meat counter witnessed the fall and came to Maria’s aid. However, when Maria…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. HavnerTexas Supreme Court · 1997
  2. Kindred v. Con/Chem, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1983
  3. Burroughs Wellcome Co. v. CryeTexas Supreme Court · 1995
  4. Keetch v. Kroger Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1992
  5. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. GonzalezTexas Supreme Court · 1998

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3Cited by127 opinions

  1. Green v. Industrial Specialty Contractors, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1999
  2. Redmon v. Griffith, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)2006
  3. Young Refining Corp. v. Pennzoil Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2001
  4. Jordan v. Landry's Seafood Restaurant, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2002
  5. Scott v. Britton, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2000

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