Legal Opinion
Sansom v. Pizza Hut of East Texas, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided April 30, 1981No. 1378PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUMMERS, Chief Justice.
This is a suit for personal injuries sustained by appellant, Mary Lynda Sansom, resulting from a fall on the parking lot of a Pizza Hut Restaurant in Palestine, Texas, on June 15, 1976. Appellant injured her ankle when she stepped into a hole in the parking lot, causing her to fall. The Pizza Hut in Palestine is operated by Pizza Hut of East Texas, Inc.
Trial was to a jury which, in response to special issues submitted, found that Pizza Hut of East Texas, Inc. was negligent in failing to repair the hole and that appellant failed to keep such a lookout as a person using…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- In Re King's EstateTexas Supreme Court · 1951
- C. & R. TRANSPORT, INC. v. CampbellTexas Supreme Court · 1966
- Lowery v. BerryTexas Supreme Court · 1954
- Royal v. CameronCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1964
- Dupree v. BlackmonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1972
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Blizzard v. Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1988
- Michael Jones and Harold Jones v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., and Shinn Fu of America, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- Hammett v. ZimmermanCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1991
- Russell v. Hankerson, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1989
- Crow v. Burnett, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)1997
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