Legal Opinion

Jesus Zavala, Jr. v. Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation

Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)

Decided August 24, 2011No. 08-10-00169-CVPublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ANN CRAWFORD McCLURE, Justice.

Jesus Zavala, Jr. filed suit against Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation (BNSF) alleging strict products liability, premises liability, and negligence for personal injuries sustained while attempting to open a railcar hopper door to unload sugar. BNSF filed a motion for summary judgment asserting it was entitled to judgment as a matter of law as to all of Zava-la’s claims. The trial court granted BNSF’s motion in its entirety and Zavala appeals. He brings three issues for review: (1) the trial court erred generally in granting summary judgment; (2)…

2Cases cited42 opinions

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