BAKER MATERIAL HANDLING CORP. v. CUMMINGS

No. 05-84-00692-CV.

692 S.W.2d 142 (1985)

BAKER MATERIAL HANDLING CORPORATION and Otis Elevator Company, Appellants, v. Mrs. William A. CUMMINGS, Individually, and Guardian of Steven Edward Cummings, a Minor, William James Cummings and Cynthia Ann Cummings, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

Rehearing Denied June 17, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold Hoffman, G. Duffield Smith, Jr., Kelly Akins, Anne Infinger, Dallas, for appellants.

Eddie Vassalo, Ken Wright, Bill Liebbe, William Hankinson, Frank Betancourt, Dallas, for appellees.

Before STEPHENS, ALLEN and MCCLUNG, JJ.


ALLEN, Justice.

Baker Material Handling Corporation and Otis Elevator Company (Baker and Otis) appeal from a judgment that awarded damages to Mrs. William A. Cummings, Steven Edward Cummings, William James Cummings and Cynthia Ann Cummings for the alleged wrongful death of William A. Cummings. Baker and Otis present to this court eleven points of error. We sustain Baker and Otis' first point of error that the trial court's final charge to the jury was an impermissible...

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