Legal Opinion
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Seale
Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)
Decided August 14, 1995No. 04-94-00295-CVPublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HARDBERGER, Justice.
This appeal, growing out of a premises liability case, explores the use and limitations of OSHA standards, other accidents, and no and insufficient evidence points.
Facts
Bettye Jean Seale was shopping at Wal-Mart when a box fell from a shelf and hit her on the head. She was injured. Ultimately, the jury awarded her $500,000 for her damages. Seale’s theory of liability was that the shelves should have had a lip on them to keep them from falling off accidently, or when a customer on the other side of the aisle pushed them off while getting something on his side.…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Cain v. BainTexas Supreme Court · 1986
- Pool v. Ford Motor Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1986
- Alamo National Bank v. KrausTexas Supreme Court · 1981
- Allen v. American National Insurance CompanyTexas Supreme Court · 1964
- Anthony J. Melerine, Jr., Continental Insurance Company, Intervenor-Appellant v. Avondale Shipyards, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- Scott v. Matlack, Inc.Supreme Court of Colorado · 2002
- Costantino v. VentrigliaNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1999
- Marta Arredondo v. Techserv Consulting and Training, Ltd., T&D Solutions, LLC, and AEP Texas Central Company, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2018
- Bobby Duncan v. First Texas Homes and First Texas Homes, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2015
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