Legal Opinion
Chapa v. Garcia
Texas Supreme Court
Decided April 7, 1993No. C-9639PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GAMMAGE, Justice.
In this mandamus proceeding, we consider whether the trial court abused its discretion in a products liability action by denying Relators discovery of documents asserted to contain alternative design information. Because at least some of the documents sought are of a type indistinguishable from those for which production was ordered in Jampole v. Touchy, 673 S.W.2d 569 (Tex.1984, orig. proceeding), we conditionally grant the writ of mandamus.
In December 1984, Luis Chapa was injured when a Remington Model 700 bolt-action rifle discharged during loading. A products…
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2Cases cited5 opinions
- Walker v. PackerTexas Supreme Court · 1992
- Jampole v. TouchyTexas Supreme Court · 1984
- Axelson, Inc. v. McIlhanyTexas Supreme Court · 1990
- Remington Arms Co., Inc. v. CanalesTexas Supreme Court · 1992
- Hartman v. Remington Arms Co.District Court, W.D. Missouri · 1992
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