City of Pasadena v. Olvera

OPINION

EVELYN V. KEYES, Justice.

In this workers’ compensation case, a jury found that Guadalupe Olvera sustained a compensable injury while working for the City of Pasadena and that he gave the City timely notice of the injury. The jury, however, found that Olvera did not have disability from the injury. Both the City and Olvera appeal the trial court’s decision to deny their motions for judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV), and the City also appeals the trial court’s denial of its motion for new trial. We affirm.

Background

Olvera was a laborer for the City’s water department. On…