PARK v. TROY DODSON CONST. CO.

No. 09-87-199 CV.

761 S.W.2d 98 (1988)

Linda PARK, Appellant, v. TROY DODSON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY and Lower Neches Valley Authority, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Beaumont.

Rehearing Denied December 8, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy W. Ferguson, Umphrey, Swearingen, Eddins & Carver, Port Arthur, for appellant.

Russell W. Heald, Benckenstein, Norvell, Bernsen & Nathan, Bill Quick, Denise Hubbard, Beaumont, for appellees.


OPINION

BURGESS, Justice.

On March 4, 1984, Darren Morales was killed when the pickup truck he was driving on a dirt levee plunged into the adjacent canal. Appellant Linda Park, Morales' mother, brought suit against the Lower Neches Valley Authority (LNVA) and Troy Dodson Construction Company (Dodson) under Texas wrongful death and survival statutes, seeking recovery for the death of her son. The trial court granted...

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