Legal Opinion
Gulf States Utilities Co. v. Low
Texas Supreme Court
Decided May 30, 2002No. 00-1249Published
1Opinion of the Court 1
79 S.W.3d 561 (2002)
GULF STATES UTILITIES COMPANY, Petitioner,
v.
Wyley LOW, Respondent.
No. 00-1249.
Supreme Court of Texas.
May 30, 2002.
Gerald R. Flatten, Rienstra Dowell & Flatten, Beaumont, for Petitioner.
Jimmy W. Nettles, Beaumont, for Respondent.
2Opinion of the Court · JeffersonJustice Jefferson, joined by Justice Hecht, Justice Enoch, Justice Owen, and Justice Baker
The principal issue in this case is whether an appellate court may modify a trial court's judgment by deeming a finding on an issue not submitted to the jury. The trial court rendered judgment that Wyley Low recover $12,100 plus pre-judgment interest from Gulf States Utilities (GSU) for damages Low incurred when GSU terminated his residential…
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