Legal Opinion
Weaver v. E-Z Mart Stores, Inc.
Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)
Decided March 18, 1997No. 06-96-00049-CVPublishedCited by 112 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by Justice GRANT.
The trial court granted E-Z Mart Stores, Inc. summary judgment on the grounds of the statute of limitations. Judy Weaver appeals that decision, complaining that the trial court erred in granting summary judgment because E-Z Mart failed to show that there was no genuine issue as to any material fact and that it was entitled to judgment as a matter of law.
On April 6, 1993, Weaver’s son was killed in a car accident in which he was intoxicated. Weaver sued E-Z Mart for negligence in selling alcohol to her minor son. The statute of limitations for a negligence…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Murray v. San Jacinto Agency, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1991
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