STANDARD FIRE INS. CO. v. REESE

No. B-7799.

584 S.W.2d 835 (1979)

STANDARD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, Petitioner, v. Arthur REESE, Jr., Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

June 6, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thurlow & Hennessey, Edward J. Hennessey and Randall D. Wilkins, Houston, for petitioner.

Stevens F. Mafrige and George A. Sellnau, Houston, for respondent.


POPE, Justice.

The question presented by this appeal is whether plaintiff, Arthur Reese, Jr., sustained his burden to prove that a jury argument made by counsel for Standard Fire Insurance Company constituted reversible error in the absence of an objection or motion that the court instruct the jury to disregard the argument. The Industrial Accident Board had awarded Reese $1,120.00 for temporary total incapacity, $2,528.10 for permanent partial incapacity and $1,329...

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