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Phelan v. Lopez

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided December 5, 1985No. 09 84 319 CVPublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BURGESS, Justice.

James Clyde Lopez brought suit as a result of injuries he suffered in two separate accidents. The cause of both accidents and the resulting injuries were hotly contested. The first accident occurred on October 12, 1978. Mr. Lopez was working at a construction site in Beaumont, Texas, where a grocery store was being built. The property and the building being built were owned by Michael and Pat Phelan. Mr. Lopez alleged that while working on a raised mobile platform, a Mite-E-Lift, a wheel of the Mite-E-Lift fell into a utility hole in the building foundation. The…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Redinger v. Living, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1985
  2. C. & R. TRANSPORT, INC. v. CampbellTexas Supreme Court · 1966
  3. Smith v. HengerTexas Supreme Court · 1950
  4. Dennis v. HulseTexas Supreme Court · 1962
  5. Austin Road Co. v. PopeTexas Supreme Court · 1949

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. City of Houston v. HowardCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1990
  2. Folks v. Kirby Forest Industries Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
  3. Gulf States Utilities Co. v. Dryden, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)1987
  4. Mobil Oil Corp. v. Ellender, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)1996
  5. Carlos v. White Consolidated Industries, Inc.District Court, W.D. Texas · 1996

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