Legal Opinion

Coleman v. Cintas Sales Corp.

Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)

Decided February 7, 2001No. 04-00-00176-CVPublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

PAUL W. GREEN, Justice.

In this product liability case, appellants, Donell Coleman and family, sued appellee, Cintas Sales Corporation, after Coleman’s uniform caught fire at work, resulting in severe burns. On appeal, Coleman challenges the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Cintas. Coleman argues summary judgment was improper because (1) Cintas failed to prove the design of the uniform was not defective, (2) Cintas failed to prove the uniform was not the producing cause of Coleman’s injuries, and (3) Cintas failed to prove there was no marketing defect. We affirm the…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Nixon v. Mr. Property Management Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1985
  2. City of Houston v. Clear Creek Basin AuthorityTexas Supreme Court · 1979
  3. McConnell v. Southside Independent School DistrictTexas Supreme Court · 1993
  4. American Tobacco Co., Inc. v. GrinnellTexas Supreme Court · 1997
  5. Travis v. City of MesquiteTexas Supreme Court · 1992

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. McLennan v. American Eurocopter Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
  2. Thompson v. City of Corsicana Housing Authority, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2001
  3. Centocor, Inc. v. HamiltonTexas Supreme Court · 2012
  4. Spinks v. Brown, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2003
  5. Walker v. Macy's Merch. Grp., Inc.District Court, E.D. Illinois · 2017

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