Legal Opinion
Sherman v. Merit Office Portfolio, Ltd.
Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)
Decided June 19, 2003No. 05-02-00133-CVPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion By
Chief Justice JOHN T. BOYD (Retired).
In this appeal, appellant Allan Sherman, M.D. challenges a judgment entered in favor of appellee Merit Office Portfolio, Ltd. (Merit Office). In doing so, he presents one issue in which he posits the trial court reversibly erred in granting Merit Office’s motion for directed verdict, which asserted that Dr. Sherman failed to prove that Merit Office was the owner, occupier, or entity having control of the premises on which the incident occurred that gave rise to his personal injury suit. Disagreeing with that premise, we affirm the judgment…
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