Legal Opinion
Gutierrez v. Dallas Independent School District
Texas Supreme Court
Decided May 13, 1987No. C-6121PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERTSON, Justice.
This case involves the question of whether a “surprise” witness may be called based on an incompletely answered interrogatory.
Maria Gutierrez injured her back while working as a school cafeteria cashier for the Dallas Independent School District. She sued DISD for benefits under provisions of the Workers’ Compensation Act, alleging permanent and total incapacity due to her injury. On July 22, 1985, Gutierrez propounded interrogatories to DISD, one of which was as follows:
7.Please state the names, addresses and phone numbers of all persons that the Dallas Independent School…
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