Oscar Lechuga and Rosantina Lechuga v. Southern Pacific Transportation Company, Reynolds Metals Company

In this Texas personal injury case, Plaintiffs-Appellants Oscar Lechuga and his wife, Rosantina, filed suit against Southern Pacific Transportation Company as landowner (not a party to this appeal) and Reynolds Metals Company as lessee. The Lechugas appeal from the district court’s “take nothing” partial summary judgment against them and in favor of Defendant-Appellee Reynolds. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.

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FACTS

At the time of the occurrence giving rise to this case, Mr. Lechuga was an agent with the United States Border Patrol. As a Border Patrol agent assigned to the Ea gle Pass…