Briggs v. Toyota Manufacturing of Texas

OPINION

Opinion by:

CATHERINE STONE, Chief Justice.

Justin Briggs, an employee of a subcontractor on a construction site, appeals from the trial court’s dismissal of his suit against the premises owner, general contractor, and other subcontractors (Toyota Motor Manufacturing of Texas, Toyota Tsusho America, Inc., Automatic Fire Protection, Walbridge Aldinger Company, Bartlett Cocke Operations, Inc., and Wal-bridge/Bartlett Cocke). We reverse the trial court’s judgment and remand for further proceedings.

Background

This case arises from an explosion during the construction of Toyota’s San Antonio…