City of San Antonio v. Mendoza

CADENA, Justice.

The City of San Antonio, defendant below, appeals from a judgment awarding plaintiff, Gasper Mendoza, $55,000.00, including $30,000.00 for impairment of future earning capacity, as compensation for injuries received by him when a tractor-mower which he was operating in discharge of his duties as a City employee burst into flames.

The answers to the special issues were as follows (the numbers in parentheses correspond to the numerical designation of the special issue embodying the finding preceding the parentheses):

a. City’s failure to provide “preventive maintenance” for the…