CHEVRON U.S.A. INC. v. LARA

No. 08-89-00215-CV.

786 S.W.2d 48 (1990)

CHEVRON U.S.A. INC., Appellant, v. Carlos LARA, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, El Paso.

Rehearing Overruled March 21, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rick G. Strange, Cotton, Bledsoe, Tighe & Dawson, Midland, for appellant.

Jeff Spain, Bill G. Alexander, Law Offices of Bill Alexander, P.C., Odessa, Dick R. Holland, Boldrick & Clifton, Midland, for appellee.

Before OSBORN, C.J., and WOODARD and KOEHLER, JJ.


OPINION

OSBORN, Chief Justice.

This appeal is from a judgment based upon a jury verdict in a premises liability case. The jury found the lessor guilty of negligence in maintaining a dangerous condition and in failing to inspect for latent defects in a pump jack. We affirm in part and reverse and render in part.

In March 1986, Chevron called upon Water Flood Maintenance, which set and repaired pumping units, to repair or replace the tail bearing on...

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