De Leon v. Furr's Supermarkets, Inc.

OPINION

RICHARD BARAJAS, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a jury verdict entered in favor of Appellant in a negligence cause of action. The damages award was reduced by 50 percent to account for Appellant’s proportionate responsibility. For reasons stated below, we reverse the judgment to the extent that it reduced Appellant’s damages, we modify the judgment to reflect Appellant’s full recovery, and we affirm the judgment as modified.

I. SUMMARY OF THE EVIDENCE

On November 2, 1992, Castulo Diaz De Leon (“De Leon”), an employee of Furr’s Supermarkets, Inc., (“Furr’s”), was summoned from the…