Legal Opinion
Knorpp v. Hale
Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)
Decided October 22, 1998No. 06-98-00006-CVPublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GRANT, Justice.
Bonita Knorpp appeals from a directed verdict in a premises liability case. Knorpp contends that the trial court erred by finding her son, Todd Erwin, to be a licensee rather than an invitee at the time of his death and by rendering a directed verdict agamst her claim for damages.
The decedent, Todd Erwin, was killed while cutting down a tree at the Hales’ house. The evidence shows that he had moved to Texarkana to be near the Hales’ daughter Autumn, who he had been dating for about a year, and that he spent a great deal of time at their house. The Hales were planning a…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- State Department of Highways & Public Transportation v. PayneTexas Supreme Court · 1992
- Keetch v. Kroger Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1992
- Renfro Drug Co. v. LewisTexas Supreme Court · 1950
- Rosas v. Buddies Food StoreTexas Supreme Court · 1975
- Qantel Business Systems, Inc. v. Custom Controls Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1988
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3Cited by26 opinions
- City of Lubbock v. Rule, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2002
- Wyckoff v. George C. Fuller Contracting Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2011
- Brookshire Food Stores, L.L.C. v. Allen, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2002
- John v. Marshall Health Services, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2002
- Allen v. Albright, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2001
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