CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT CO. v. ROMERO

No. 04-94-00840-CV.

948 S.W.2d 764 (1996)

CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT COMPANY, Appellant, v. Oscar R. ROMERO, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, San Antonio.

Rehearing Overruled June 30, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stacy Keaton, Law Offices of Russell H. McMains, Houston, Russell H. McMains, Law Offices of Russell H. McMains, Corpus Christi, Ronald W. Bradley, Law Offices of Ronald W. Bradley, Corpus Christi, for Appellant.

Baldemar Gutierrez, David O. Gonzalez, Law Offices of Baldemar Gutierrez, Alice, for Appellee.

Before LOPEZ, STONE and DUNCAN, JJ.


OPINION

DUNCAN, Justice.

Central Power & Light Company appeals a multi-million dollar judgment on the ground that it was not negligent as a matter of law, because it owed no duty to the plaintiff, Oscar R. Romero. We agree and therefore reverse the judgment below and render judgment in favor of CP & L.

FACTS

On the day of the accident, Romero, an employee of Anglo Iron & Metal Company, a scrap metal recycling plant, was instructed...

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