Leitch v. Hornsby

in which PHILLIPS, Chief Justice, and GONZALEZ, HECHT, CORNYN, ENOCH and OWEN, Justices, join.

Grady Hornsby sued his employer, Pro Com Marketing Services, Inc., for damages for back injuries Hornsby suffered when he lifted a cable reel. Hornsby also joined Russell Leiteh and Hal Crews, officers, directors, and stockholders of Pro Com as defendants. The trial court rendered judgment on a jury verdict against Pro Com, Leiteh, and Crews, jointly and severally for almost $700,000. The court of appeals affirmed the trial court’s judgment. 885 S.W.2d 243.

This appeal raises the issue of the…