Yarborough v. Erway

OPINION

J. CURTISS BROWN, Chief Justice.

Appellant Galen Yarborough d/b/a Daniel’s Club (Appellant or Daniel’s Club) appeals a judgment from a jury verdict awarding Appellee Michael Erway (Appel-lee or Erway) damages for personal injuries he received in a fight with another patron on Appellant’s premises. We reverse the judgment of the trial court and render judgment for appellant.

Erway entered Daniel’s Club, a bar in Angleton, Brazoria County, with his nephew late in the evening of February 12, 1982. He testified that he was standing near the bar talking with friends shortly after his arrival…