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CANTU v. DEL CARMEN PENA

No. 16531.

650 S.W.2d 906 (1983)

Arturo Garcia CANTU and Double "B" Distributing Company, Appellants, v. Maria DEL CARMEN PENA, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, San Antonio.

Rehearing Denied May 13, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Lewis, McAllen, Royal H. Brin, Jr., Dallas, for appellants.

Frank R. Nye, Jr., Rio Grande City, Hubert L. Stone, Jr., Guy Allison, Corpus Christi, for appellee.

Before CADENA, C.J., and ESQUIVEL and DIAL, JJ.

OPINION

CADENA, Chief Justice.

Plaintiff, Maria del Carmen Pena, filed this suit to recover damages for personal injuries resulting from an automobile accident which she alleged was approximately caused by the negligence of defendant, Arturo Garcia Cantu, who, at the time of the collision, was acting within the scope of his employment by defendant, Double "B" Distributing Company. The jury awarded plaintiff $500,000.00 and defendants appealed.

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