Calvin Wayne Copeland v. Medline Industries, Inc.

Opinion filed March 25, 2010

In The

Eleventh Court of Appeals

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No. 11-08-00194-CV

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CALVIN WAYNE COPELAND, Appellant

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MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, INC., Appellee

On Appeal from the 106th District Court

Dawson County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. 07-05-17696

M E M O R A N D U M O P I N I O N

Calvin Wayne Copeland sued Medline Industries, Inc. for personal injury damages he sustained when a walker it manufactured broke and he fell. The trial court dismissed Copeland’s suit for want of prosecution. We modify the order to reflect a dismissal without prejudice but otherwise affirm.

I. Background Facts

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