HANCOCK FABRICS, INC. v. MARTIN

No. B2173.

596 S.W.2d 186 (1980)

HANCOCK FABRICS, INC. et al., Appellants, v. E. Jean MARTIN, Appellee.

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

Rehearing Denied February 27, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Smith, Jr., Alex Guevara, James M. Shatto, Houston, Jean C. Hamilton, St. Louis, Mo., for appellants.

Ernest H. Cannon, Riddle, Murphrey, O'Quinn & Cannon, John O'Quinn, Houston, for appellee.

Before COULSON, SALAZAR and JUNELL, JJ.


COULSON, Justice.

In this personal injury action Appellee E. Jean Martin (Mrs. Martin) sued Appellants Hancock Fabrics, Inc. (Hancock) and Southwestern Bell Telephone Company (Southwestern Bell), for damages resulting from injuries suffered by her from a fall after she stumbled over a rubber molding covering a telephone wire on the floor of a Hancock Fabric Store. Mrs. Martin alleged that Hancock and Southwestern Bell were each negligent in certain particulars and...

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