Standard Fire Insurance Co. v. Reese

584 S.W.2d 835 (1979)

STANDARD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, Petitioner,

v.

Arthur REESE, Jr., Respondent.

No. B-7799.

Supreme Court of Texas.

June 6, 1979.

Thurlow & Hennessey, Edward J. Hennessey and Randall D. Wilkins, Houston, for petitioner.

Stevens F. Mafrige and George A. Sellnau, Houston, for respondent.

POPE, Justice.

The question presented by this appeal is whether plaintiff, Arthur Reese, Jr., sustained his burden to prove that a jury argument made by counsel for Standard Fire Insurance Company constituted reversible error in the absence of an objection or motion that the court instruct the jury…