Legal Opinion

Caterpillar Tractor Co. v. Gonzales

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided March 26, 1980No. 6617PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

WARD, Justice.

This personal injury case involving the design defect of a step on the side of a Caterpillar tractor was previously before us. 562 S.W.2d 573 (Tex.Civ.App.). There, we held there was no evidence to support findings of either a design defect or of a negligent design of the step. The Supreme Court reversed our judgment on those two holdings and remanded the cause to this Court for disposition of points not previously reached, including factually insufficient attacks on the findings of design defect and of negligent design which are within the exclusive jurisdiction of the…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. McKisson v. Sales Affiliates, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1967
  2. Rourke v. GarzaTexas Supreme Court · 1975
  3. Turner v. General Motors Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1979
  4. Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Co. v. McFerrinTexas Supreme Court · 1956
  5. General Motors Corp. v. HopkinsTexas Supreme Court · 1977

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Beatrice Mae Hansen v. Johns-Manville Products Corporation, Johns-Manville Sales CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
  2. Holly Shipp v. General Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
  3. Josey P. Syrie, Et Vir. v. Knoll InternationalCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
  4. Texas Construction Service Co. of Austin, Inc. v. AllenCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1982
  5. McLaughlin v. Michelin Tire Corp.Wyoming Supreme Court · 1989

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