WHITE STORES, INC. v. CARMOUCHE

No. 5796.

559 S.W.2d 448 (1977)

WHITE STORES, INC., Appellant, v. Merley CARMOUCHE, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Waco.

November 30, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Doak Bishop, Fulbright & Jaworski, Houston, for appellant.

Gerald J. Goodwin, Brock, Williams & Boyd, Houston, for appellee.


HALL, Justice.

Merley Carmouche brought this suit in Harris County against White Stores, Inc., to recover damages for injuries to her person allegedly caused by defendant's negligence when she was shopping in defendant's store. The gist of plaintiff's action was that when she sat on a patio chair on display in defendant's store, the chair fell forward throwing her to the floor and she was injured.

Defendant filed a plea of privilege to have the cause transferred...

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