Legal Opinion

Spear v. CENTRAL DISTRIBUTING COMPANY

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided October 28, 1964No. 14287PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BARROW, Justice.

This is a damage suit. Appellant, Beaty A. Spear, a building contractor, brought this suit against appellee, Central Distributing Company, a wholesale appliance dealer, to recover for personal injuries sustained in a fall from a balcony in appellee’s warehouse. Although the jury made findings of primary negligence and damages favorable to appellant, a take-nothing judgment was entered upon the jury’s findings of contributory negligence proximately causing the fall.

Appellant presents forty-eight points which may be summarized and discussed under five general complaints: there…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. In Re King's EstateTexas Supreme Court · 1951
  2. Renfro Drug Co. v. LewisTexas Supreme Court · 1950
  3. Little Rock Furniture Manufacturing Co. v. DunnTexas Supreme Court · 1949
  4. Lynch v. RickettsTexas Supreme Court · 1958
  5. Triangle Motors of Dallas v. RichmondTexas Supreme Court · 1953

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Brunstetter v. SouthernCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1981
  2. Sims v. McKnightCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1967
  3. Dealers National Insurance Company v. SimmonsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1967
  4. Rosales v. Argonaut Southwest Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1977
  5. Dealers National Insurance Company v. SimmonsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1967

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