Western Textile Products Co. of Texas v. Sidran

Respondent, Sidran, sued petitioner, Western Textile Products Company, for damages resulting from a broken pipe in a soft drink and water cooling apparatus belonging to petitioner which permitted water to flow down onto his merchandise located on the floor below.

Based on a jury verdict judgment was entered in favor of petitioner. On appeal, reversal and remand were ordered by reason of alleged jury misconduct which the Court of Civil Appeals thought reasonably appeared to have resulted in injury to the respondent. 258 S.W. 2d 830.

Petitioner’s first point is:

“The Court of Civil Appeals erred…