Legal Opinion
Smith v. Universal Electric Construction Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided June 30, 2000No. 12-00-00035-CVPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JIM WORTHEN, Justice.
This is an appeal from a directed verdict. Charles Brian Smith (“Smith”) brought suit against Universal Electric Construction Company (“Universal”) for damages he allegedly suffered when his motorcycle was struck by a pickup driven by Thomas Rodgers (“Rodgers”), a laborer employed by Universal. In one issue, Smith challenges the directed verdict entered in favor of Universal. Holding that there was legally insufficient evidence to establish that Rodgers was acting within the course and scope of his employment with Universal when his pickup struck Smith, we will affirm.
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2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Kennedy v. American National InsuranceTexas Supreme Court · 1937
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Steven Painter, Tonya Wright, Individually and as Representative of the Estate of Earl A. Wright, III, Virginia Weaver, Individually and as Next Friend of Albert A. Carrillo, a Minor, Tabatha P. Rosello, Individually and as Representative v. Amerimex Drilling I, LTD., Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2015
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