Burnett v. Rios

Appellant Theresa D. Burnett, the plaintiff in a personal-injury car-accident case, appeals a take-nothing final judgment in favor of appellee Maria D. Rios. Burnett argues that she should be granted a new trial because: (1) the jury findings on general liability and percentage causation were in irreconcilable conflict; (2) the trial court sua sponte accepted the jury's verdict without allowing Burnett a sufficient opportunity to object before the jury was released; (3) the jury's finding that Rios was zero-percent comparatively negligent was not supported by factually sufficient evidence;…