Jones v. Martin K. Eby Const. Co., Inc.

OPINION

KAPLAN, Justice.

This is a civil Batson 1 case. Appellants contend that Martin K. Eby Construction Company, Inc. and the City of Dallas used their peremptory jury strikes in a racially discriminatory manner. Eby Construction and the City assert that appellants did not preserve this claim for appellate review. We hold that appellants waived their Bat-son claim. We affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

This is a negligence action involving property damage. Appellants sued Eby Construction and the City of Dallas for damage to their homes allegedly caused by blasting operations that…