Legal Opinion
Fiesta Mart, Inc. v. Hall Ex Rel. Hall
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided September 22, 1994No. 01-93-01154-CVPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
O’CONNOR, Justice.
We are asked to decide whether the trial judge abused his discretion in ordering the prevailing defendant to pay the minor plaintiffs guardian ad litem fee. We hold that Fiesta Mart, Inc., the defendant, did not meet its burden to bring forth a record showing error requiring reversal. We affirm.
The Lawsuit
On October 21, 1988, 10-year-old Trevina Hall slipped near a freezer in Fiesta Mart, and fell on her left knee. Hall’s mother, Theresa Hall filed suit against Fiesta for negligence, individually and as next friend for her daughter. The trial court appointed Dan Kamin…
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- Smith v. Smith, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1986
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