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MATA v. ANDREWS TRANSPORT, INC.

No. A14-94-00259-CV.

900 S.W.2d 363 (1995)

Rudolfo MATA, Appellant, v. ANDREWS TRANSPORT, INC., Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

April 13, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward L. Noah, Houston, for appellant.

Deanna Dean Smith, Houston, for appellee.

Before MURPHY, ANDERSON and HUDSON, JJ.

OPINION

ANDERSON, Justice.

This is an appeal from a summary judgment. In one point of error, Rudolfo Mata challenges the grant of summary judgment on the ground that federal law precludes appellee's state law defense that the driver of a truck involved in the collision was not acting in the course and scope of his employment. Holding that federal law does not impose such strict liability upon commercial carriers for the negligence of their drivers, we affirm...

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