CITY OF FORT WORTH v. HOLLAND

No. 2-87-095-CV.

748 S.W.2d 112 (1988)

CITY OF FORT WORTH, Appellant, v. Charles William HOLLAND, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fort Worth.

Rehearing Denied April 28, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wade Adkins, City Atty. and Terry A. Diveley, Asst. City Atty., Fort Worth, for appellant.

Weaver & Kassabian and David Kassabian, Arlington, for appellee.

Before HILL, FARRIS and LATTIMORE, JJ.


OPINION

FARRIS, Justice.

The City of Fort Worth appeals a judgment, based upon jury verdict, awarding the appellee property damages sustained as a result of a broken water main. In this case, the appellee relied upon the res ipsa loquitur doctrine to prove the City's negligence.

We reverse the judgment of the trial court and remand this case for new trial because the evidence was insufficient to establish...

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