Legal Opinion
Montelongo v. Goodall
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided May 2, 1990No. 3-89-127-CVPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHANNON, Chief Justice.
Appellant Leticia Montelongo and husband, Juan, sued appellee Louis Goodall for personal injuries. The Travis County district court rendered a take-nothing judgment upon appellee’s motion for directed verdict. This Court will affirm the judgment.
Appellant and her husband rented a trailer house from Goodall in May 1987. The trailer house had four steps leading up to its front door. There was no handrail for the steps. On June 26, 1987, as appellant came out of the trailer and closed its front door, she slipped on the steps and broke her ankle.
Appellant alleged that her…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Parker v. Highland Park, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1978
- Triangle Motors of Dallas v. RichmondTexas Supreme Court · 1953
- Brown v. Frontier Theatres, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1963
- Harvey v. SealeTexas Supreme Court · 1962
- Morton v. Burton-Lingo Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1941
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Seale, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1995
- Daitch v. Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2008
- Baker v. PenaWyoming Supreme Court · 2001
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