Gilliland v. Pon Lip Chew

CLAYTON, Justice.

Appellee Pon Lip Chew sued appellant Craig Gilliland, Jr. and Rio Grande Produce Company, of which Gilliland was President, General Manager and Chairman of the Board of Directors, for damages for personal injuries suffered by Chew, a vegetable peddler, in connection with an alleged assault and battery committed by Gilliland upon him. Based upon jury answers to special issues, judgment was entered in favor of Chew. This court in its original opinion, Gilliland v. Pon Lip Chew, 381 S.W.2d 671, reversed and remanded for a new trial the judgment of the trial court for the court’s…