Lofton v. Texas Brine Corp.

The issue in this personal injury case is whether the court of appeals applied the correct legal standard in reviewing the factual sufficiency of evidence. Andrew K. Lofton was awarded $113,500 for personal injuries resulting from a collision between his car and a truck driven by Morris Wayne Johnson for Texas Brine Corporation. The court of appeals reversed the trial court’s judgment, holding the evidence factually insufficient to support the jury’s finding that Johnson’s speed proximately caused the collision. 698 S.W.2d 691. We grant the application for writ of error and, without hearing…