Legal Opinion
Brookshire Bros., Inc. v. Lewis
Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)
Decided December 29, 1995No. 12-93-00320-CVPublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RAMEY, Chief Justice.
Brookshire Brothers, Inc. (“BBI”), brings this appeal from a judgment on theories of negligence and premises liability for personal injuries suffered by the Appellee, Billy Ben Lewis (“Lewis”). Lewis was a customer in a store owned by BBI when an automobile driven by Drayton B. Speights (“Speights”), crashed through the front of the store and injured Lewis. Lewis sued BBI and Speights, and a jury found them to be jointly and severally liable for damages in the amount of $115,000, with BBI being assigned 30% of the responsibility for the accident. We will reverse the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Burk Royalty Co. v. WallsTexas Supreme Court · 1981
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Tyson Foods, Inc. v. Guzman, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)2003
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