OTIS ELEVATOR CO. v. JOSEPH

No. 01-87-00031-CV.

749 S.W.2d 920 (1988)

OTIS ELEVATOR CO., Appellant, v. Jessie L. JOSEPH, Appellee.

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

Rehearing Denied May 5, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marie R. Yeates, D. Ferguson McNiel, Vinson & Elkins, Houston, for appellant.

Richard P. Hogan, Jr., Fisher, Gallagher, Perrin & Lewis, Houston, for appellee.

Before JACK SMITH, COHEN and HOYT, JJ.


JACK SMITH, Justice.

In this worker's compensation, wrongful death action, the jury found that the appellant's gross negligence caused Donald Joseph's death. Based on the jury findings, the judge awarded exemplary damages of $175,000 to the appellee.

The appellee's husband, Donald Joseph, was killed while in the course and scope of his employment with the appellant. The deceased was installing an elevator for the...

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