Legal Opinion
City of Houston v. Torres
Texas Supreme Court
Decided September 23, 1981No. B-9948Published
1Opinion of the Court
621 S.W.2d 588 (1981)
CITY OF HOUSTON, Petitioner,
v.
Gerardo G. TORRES, Respondent.
No. B-9948.
Supreme Court of Texas.
September 23, 1981.
Edward A. Cazares, City Atty., Roy F. Martin, III, Asst. City Atty., Houston, for petitioner.
Harvill & Hardy, John Milutin and Gail Johns, Houston, for respondent.
BARROW, Justice.
Gerardo G. Torres brought this action against the City of Houston to recover damages for personal injuries sustained when he stepped into an uncovered residential water meter receptacle. The trial court rendered judgment for Torres on the jury's verdict. The court of civil appeals…
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