Legal Opinion
Spates v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Decided October 7, 2004No. 13-03-232-CVPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by
Justice GARZA.
The Court withdraws its opinion in this case, Spates v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., No. 13-02-232-CV, 2004 Tex.App. LEXIS 7227 (Corpus Christi, Aug. 14, 2004, no pet. h.), and issues this opinion in its place.
Kathy Spates sued Wal-Mart after suffering injuries by tripping over a plastic six-pack ring in a Wal-Mart store. The trial court granted a final summary judgment in favor of Wal-Mart, and Spates now appeals to this Court. Because we conclude that a genuine issue of material fact exists as to whether Wal-Mart had constructive knowledge of the six-pack ring, we…
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