Merchants Fast Motor Lines, Inc. v. State

OPINION

VANCE, Justice.

This case involves a one-vehicle, one-fatality accident. The State of Texas (“State”) sued the deceased driver’s employer, Merchants Fast Motor Lines, Inc. (“Merchants”), for negligent damage to state-owed property, i.e., guardrails and a “full-span sign bridge.” The court instructed the jury on the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur. The jury found the driver was negligent and awarded the State damages and attorney’s fees. Merchants brings nine points of error, asserting that the evidence is legally and factually insufficient to support the jury’s negligence finding.…