Legal Opinion

Ora Stone/Donald Sulak v. Donald Sulak/Ora Stone

Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)

Decided June 4, 1999No. 03-98-00364-CVPublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KIDD, Justice.

Ora Stone appeals the take-nothing judgment rendered against her claim that Donald Sulak negligently caused her injuries in a collision between their two cars. Stone contends that the trial court should have disregarded the jury’s failure to find Sulak negligent, found Sulak negligent as a matter of law, and rendered judgment in her favor. We will affirm the judgment.

Stone has a heavy appellate burden in seeking reversal and rendition based on a jury issue on which she bore the burden of proof. We first consider only the evidence and inferences favorable to the jury’s failure to…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Sterner v. Marathon Oil Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1989
  2. Holley v. WattsTexas Supreme Court · 1982
  3. Neese v. Dietz, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1992
  4. Renshaw v. CountessCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1956
  5. Hoey v. SoltCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1951

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Cecilio Caldera, Jr. v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2010
  2. Charles Gibbs v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2004
  3. Kathryn Hall v. Janet M. Moore and Danny Moore, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1999
  4. Kevan Mott v. Royce Young, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2025
  5. Michael Campbell v. Cesar Perez, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2015

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