Legal Opinion
Ely v. General Motors Corp.
Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)
Decided August 1, 1996No. 06-95-00081-CVPublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GRANT, Justice.
This is a wrongful death case in which Paul J. Ely, a deputy sheriff of Gregg County, Texas, was struck and killed by Darrell Durham, a mechanic for Dow Oldsmobile Cadillac, Inc. (hereinafter “Dow”). Ely's wife, Robin Ely (hereinafter “Ely,” referring to her as an individual and as a representative of the estate of Paul J. Ely), brought a wrongful death suit against Durham, Dow, and General Motors. The trial court severed the claims against General Motors and granted General Motors’ motion for summary judgment. Ely appeals.
On March 18,1994, Durham was test-driving a…
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