Legal Opinion
Western Steel Co., Inc. v. Altenburg
Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Decided August 25, 2005No. 13-02-450-CVPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by Justice YÁÑEZ.
Appellee, Hank Altenburg, sued appellant, Western Steel Company, Inc. (“Western”), for injuries sustained in a work-related accident. Following a jury trial, the jury found (1) Western was negligent; (2) Altenburg was not Western’s borrowed employee; and (3) that Altenburg was entitled to $88,313.85 in damages. By two issues, Western challenges the legal and factual sufficiency of the evidence supporting the jury’s finding that Altenburg was not its borrowed employee. We affirm.
Background
On September 14, 1998, Altenburg suffered a work-related injury to his…
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