Legal Opinion

Ramirez v. Otis Elevator Co.

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided August 11, 1992No. 05-91-00589-CVPublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BAKER, Justice.

Alicia Ramirez appeals from a take-nothing judgment the trial court rendered for Otis Elevator Company on the jury’s verdict. Ramirez contends the trial court abused its discretion in failing: (1) to strike Otis’s pleading as a discovery sanction; and (2) to grant a new trial because of the discovery of material evidence during the trial. Ramirez also claims the trial court erred by not granting her a new trial because the jury’s zero answer to the damage question was against the great weight and preponderance of the evidence. We find these points without merit. We…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Downer v. Aquamarine Operators, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1985
  2. Lefteri Poulis and Athena Poulis, His Wife v. State Farm Fire and Casualty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
  3. TransAmerican Natural Gas Corp. v. PowellTexas Supreme Court · 1991
  4. Strackbein v. PrewittTexas Supreme Court · 1984
  5. Jackson v. Van WinkleTexas Supreme Court · 1983

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3Cited by13 opinions

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  5. Phan v. Addison Spectrum L.P., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2008

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