Legal Opinion
Pedro Gonzalez & Maria Gomez v. Vatr Construction LLC & All American Roofing & Construction
Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)
Decided December 12, 2013No. 05-12-00277-CVPublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by
Justice FITZGERALD.
This case arises from a construction accident in which a roofer suffered fatal injuries after he failed to use safety equipment. Appellants Pedro Gonzalez and Maria Gomez (together, the “Estate”) sued the general contractor, VATR Construction, LLC (“VC”) and one of the subcontractors, All American Roofing & Construction (“All American”) for, inter alia, negligence, gross negligence, and negligence per se. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of VC and All American. On appeal, the Estate contends the trial court erred in granting summary…
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