BROWNING-FERRIS INDUSTRIES, INC. v. LIECK

No. D-3616.

881 S.W.2d 288 (1994)

BROWNING-FERRIS INDUSTRIES, INC. and James Meszaros, Petitioners, v. Kenneth LIECK and Nydia Hinojosa Lieck, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided June 2, 1994.

Rehearing Overruled September 8, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger Townsend, Houston, William Powers, Jr., Austin, Lisa Powell, Charles C. Murray, McAllen, for petitioners.

Neil E. Norquest, McAllen, Norton A. Colvin, Jr., Brownsville, Gordon L. Briscoe, Harlingen, for respondents.


HECHT, Justice, delivered the opinion of the Court, in which PHILLIPS, Chief Justice, and HIGHTOWER, CORNYN, GAMMAGE, ENOCH, and SPECTOR, Justices, join.

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