Lopez v. Foremost Paving, Inc.

The question in this appeal is whether the trial court’s error in awarding peremptory strikes resulted in a materially unfair trial. The court of appeals affirmed the trial court’s judgment, holding that although the trial court erred in awarding defendants twice the number of strikes plaintiffs received, it was harmless error because the error was not one which amounted to such a denial of rights as was reasonably calculated to cause and probably did cause the rendition of an improper judgment under Tex.R.Civ.P. 434. 699 S.W.2d 232. Pursuant to Rule 483, Tex.R. Civ.P., we grant the writ of…