DALLAS MARKET CENTER DEV. CO. v. LIEDEKER

No. 96-1240.

958 S.W.2d 382 (1997)

DALLAS MARKET CENTER DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, Petitioner, v. Laurie LIEDEKER, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

December 4, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory R. Ave, Tom J. Stollenwerck, Dallas, for Petitioner.

Edwin E. Wright, III, Dallas, Ronald D. Wren, Bedford, for Respondent.


PER CURIAM.

The dispositive question in this case is whether the trial court erred in charging the jury that an elevator owner owes a passenger a high duty of care rather than an ordinary duty of care. We answer yes. Because the case must be remanded for retrial, we also consider whether the district court erred in refusing to charge the jury on premises liability.

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