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CITY OF HOUSTON v. DAVILLA

No. 17393.

582 S.W.2d 183 (1979)

CITY OF HOUSTON, Texas, Appellant, v. Mary Ann DAVILLA, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

Rehearing Denied May 17, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. Collie, Jr., City Atty., Dale M. Tingleaf, Asst. City Atty., Houston, for appellant.

Jack E. Stephens, Houston, for appellee.

WARREN, Justice.

The City of Houston (City) appeals from a judgment rendered on a jury verdict wherein Mary Ann Davilla, appellee, recovered damages sustained as a result of a slip and fall at the City's surplus and salvage warehouse.

On November 11, 1974, appellee went to the City's surplus and salvage warehouse to purchase some books. While scanning the book shelves, she slipped on a patch of oil or grease and fell, fracturing her elbow.

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