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WALKER v. HARRIS

No. 95-1165.

924 S.W.2d 375 (1996)

William WALKER and Deborah Walker, Individually and d/b/a Heritage Manor Apartments, Petitioners, v. Joyce HARRIS and Donald Harris, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided June 14, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenna M. Seiler, John M. Causey, Conroe, for Petitioners.

Lawrence Rothenberg, Houston, for Respondents.

ENOCH, Justice, delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.

This wrongful death action involves the duty of care a lessor owes to persons injured on the leased property by the criminal acts of third parties. The trial court granted summary judgment for the lessors, but the court of appeals reversed. 1995 WL 477560. We hold that the lessors, Deborah and William Walker, owed no legal duty to the decedent, Ronald Harris. We reverse the judgment of the court of appeals...

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