Legal Opinion

Levesque v. Wilkens

Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)

Decided August 16, 2001No. 14-00-00120-CVPublishedCited by 45 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ANDERSON, Justice.

This appeal addresses whether a landowner as lessor is liable for damages caused by an escaped bull owned by the lessee.

Appellants, Plaintiffs below, Matthew R. Levesque, et. al., collectively Levesque, appeal the summary judgment granted by the trial court in favor of appellees, Richard B. Wilkens, III and Sunny Wilkens Ernst (Appellees/Landowners). In three points of error, Levesque contends: (1) case law supports the existence of a duty running from Landowners to Levesque; (2) a genuine issue of material fact exists concerning whether Landowners breached a duty of…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Nixon v. Mr. Property Management Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1985
  2. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. HavnerTexas Supreme Court · 1997
  3. Kindred v. Con/Chem, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1983
  4. Science Spectrum, Inc. v. MartinezTexas Supreme Court · 1997
  5. Carr v. BrasherTexas Supreme Court · 1989

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3Cited by45 opinions

  1. Lidawi v. Progressive County Mutual Insurance Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2003
  2. Cullins v. Foster, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2005
  3. Franco v. Slavonic Mutual Fire Insurance Ass'n, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2004
  4. McMillan v. RodriguezMississippi Supreme Court · 2002
  5. Lundstrom v. United Services Automobile Ass'n-CIC, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2006

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