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WAL-MART STORES, INC. v. SEALE

No. 04-94-00295-CV.

904 S.W.2d 718 (1995)

WAL-MART STORES, INC., Appellant, v. Bettye Jean SEALE, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, San Antonio.

Rehearing Overruled August 14, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Preston Wrotenbery, Tina Snelling, Hirsch, Robinson, Sheiness & Glover, P.C., Houston, Gerald R. Zwernemann, Thorton, Summers, Biechlin, Dunham & Brown, L.C., San Antonio, for appellant.

Curtis L. Cukjati, Jeffrey A. Hiller, Martin & Cukjati, Partners of Cacheaux, Cavazos, Pat Maloney, Jr., Law Offices of Pat Maloney, P.C., San Antonio, for appellee.

Before CHAPA, C.J., and HARDBERGER and DUNCAN, JJ.

OPINION

HARDBERGER, Justice.

This appeal, growing out of a premises liability case, explores the use and limitations of OSHA standards, other accidents, and no and insufficient evidence points.

Facts

Bettye Jean Seale was shopping at Wal-Mart when a box fell from a shelf and hit her on the head. She was injured. Ultimately, the jury awarded her $500,000 for her damages. Seale's theory of liability was that the shelves should have had a...

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