Legal Opinion

Overstreet v. GIBSON PRODUCT CO., INC., ETC.

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided October 26, 1977No. 15697PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CADENA, Chief Justice.

Plaintiff, Gerald Clifton Overstreet, appeals from a judgment n.o.v. denying him recovery for personal injuries suffered as the result of being bitten by a rattlesnake while he was shopping for groceries in a store operated by defendant, Gibson Product Co., Inc. of Del Rio, in the City of Del Rio.

The action of the trial court in disregarding the jury findings of causal negligence on the part of defendant can be sus tained only if there is no evidence of probative force to support the jury findings. Leyva v. Pacheco, 163 Tex. 638, 358 S.W.2d 547 (1962); Rule 301,…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Rosas v. Buddies Food StoreTexas Supreme Court · 1975
  2. Leyva v. PachecoTexas Supreme Court · 1962
  3. Adam Dante Corporation v. SharpeTexas Supreme Court · 1972
  4. Getty Oil Company v. JonesTexas Supreme Court · 1971
  5. Coffee v. F. W. Woolworth Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1976

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Carlson v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1979
  2. Copeland v. Lodge Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2000
  3. Chiara v. Fry's Food Stores of Arizona, Inc.Arizona Supreme Court · 1987
  4. Maans v. Giant of Maryland, L.L.C.Court of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2005
  5. Nicholson v. Herman, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1999

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