Brown v. Gonzales

OPINION

CANTU, Justice.

This appeal originates as a result of an unfavorable judgment in a lawsuit growing out of a water-skiing accident in which appellant Jeffrey C. Brown, plaintiff below, was struck by a boat owned by his stepfather and driven by appellee Wayne Gonzales, defendant below and long time friend of appellant.

Appellant, appellee and other friends spent the afternoon of October 21, 1978 at appellant’s stepfather’s lake house on Lake Placid near Seguin, Texas. Both appellant and appellee were drinking during the day and taking turns piloting the boat while trailing skiers up and…