Strauss v. LaMark

WALKER, Justice.

Helen S. Strauss, petitioner, brought this suit against Lewis LaMark, et al., respondents, to recover for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained when petitioner tripped on an electrical cord in the aisle of a beauty shop owned and operated by respondents. Special Issue No. 1, which inquired whether the cord extended into the aisle, was answered by the jury in the negative. The next five issues were conditioned on an affirmative answer to Special Issue No. 1 and were not answered. These issues inquired whether petitioner tripped and fell on the cord, whether the cord…