HOUSER v. SMITH

No. 03-97-00467-CV.

968 S.W.2d 542 (1998)

Rose HOUSER, Appellant, v. David SMITH, d/b/a Accurate Transmission, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Austin.

April 30, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas C. Hall, Law Office of Thomas C. Hall, P.C., San Antonio, for appellant.

Julie Caruthers Parsley, Thompson & Knight, P.C., Austin, for appellee.

Before POWERS, KIDD and B.A. SMITH, JJ.


BEA ANN SMITH, Justice.

The issue presented is whether an employer is liable for damages caused by the criminal conduct of an employee. Appellant Rose Houser sued David Smith d/b/a Accurate Transmission for the criminal acts of Robert Sylvester, an employee of the transmission shop. The jury found in favor of Smith and the trial court rendered judgment that Houser take nothing. We will affirm the judgment of the trial court.

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