Legal Opinion
Beverly Enterprises of Texas, Inc. v. Leath
Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)
Decided April 22, 1992No. 10-91-048-CVPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
VANCE, Justice.
Gwen Leath was employed by Beverly Enterprises of Texas, Inc. as a food-service employee at its Red River Haven Nursing Home in Bogota, Texas. She fell in a hallway at the nursing home and hit her head on a wall railing. Because Beverly carried no workers’ compensation insurance, Leath sued for ordinary negligence and, claiming that Beverly was also grossly negligent, for punitive damages. A jury found that Beverly’s failure to furnish Leath a reasonably safe place to work proximately caused the injuries and awarded her $158,366.16. It also awarded her $500,000 in…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Cain v. BainTexas Supreme Court · 1986
- Garza v. AlviarTexas Supreme Court · 1965
- Ingersoll-Rand Co. v. McClendonSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Craddock v. Sunshine Bus Lines, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1939
- Glover v. Texas General Indemnity Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1981
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Southwest Texas Coors, Inc. v. Morales, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1997
- Missouri Pacific Railroad v. Roberson, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2000
- Pacesetter Corp. v. Barrickman, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)1994
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