FOLEY'S DEPT. STORE v. GARDNER

No. A2052.

588 S.W.2d 627 (1979)

FOLEY'S DEPARTMENT STORE et al., Appellants, v. James GARDNER, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

August 15, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Phillips, Susan E. Crowley, Law Offices of Boswall, O'Toole, Davis & Pickering, Houston, for appellants.

Dale Friend, James E. Robinson, Law Offices of Kronzer, Abraham & Watkins, Houston, for appellee.

Before MILLER, PAUL PRESSLER and SALAZAR, JJ.


PAUL PRESSLER, Justice.

This is an appeal from a jury award of $40,901.40 in damages to James Gardner (appellee) for injuries sustained while loading merchandise from Foley's (appellant) Warehouse dock onto a trailer. Appellee alleged at trial that the ramp was placed improperly between the dock and his employer's trailer causing it to fall when he walked across it.

Eighteen points of error are raised by appellants. The first six points concern the presence...

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