Palais Royal, Inc. v. Gunnels

OPINION

COHEN, Justice.

This is a premises-liability case in which the district court, based on the jury’s verdict, rendered judgment against appellant Palais Royal, Inc. for $7,387,239.92,1 plus pre- and postjudgment interest. Palais Royal appeals with 38 points of error. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

*841Facts

This lawsuit arises out of a 1992 accident in which appellant Frank Gunnels, Sr. fell from a stockroom ladder, suffering serious injury resulting in a loss of 25 percent of his brain capacity. Mr. Gunnels was chairman of the board and construction manager of Empire Steel, Inc., a…