Legal Opinion
Grieger v. Vega
Texas Supreme Court
Decided July 14, 1954No. A-4577PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Hickman
This is a suit by respondent, Matilda Vega, against petitioner, Fred Greiger, for damages for the alleged wrongful killing of her son, Arthur Vega. Her petition alleged that petitioner “willfully and maliciously killed Arthur Vega by shooting him with a gun.” The case was submitted to a jury on two special issues as follows:
“SPECIAL ISSUE NO. 1: Do you find from a preponderance of the evidence that the action of Fred Grieger in shooting and killing the deceased, Arthur Vega, was wrongful?
“Answer ‘Yes’ or ‘No.’
“If you have answered Special Issue No. 1 ‘Yes,’ and in that event only, you will…
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