HARRIS COUNTY v. SMITH

No. 01-99-00729-CV.

66 S.W.3d 326 (2001)

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas, Appellant, v. Lynn SMITH, Erica Smith, Individually and next of friend of Hasasha Smith and Lynn Smith, Jr., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

Rehearing Overruled May 4, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cedric K. Loeb, Sandra D. Hachem, Michael P. Fleming, Houston, for Appellant.

Willie Coleman, Jr., Houston, for Appellee.

Panel consists of Justices O'CONNOR, TAFT, and SMITH.


OPINION

TAFT, Justice.

Appellant, Harris County, Texas, challenges a jury verdict rendered in favor of appellees, Lynn Smith, Erica Smith, individually and next of friend of Hasasha Smith and Lynn Smith, Jr. (the Smiths). We address (1) whether the trial court committed reversible error by submitting certain individual elements of damages within a broad-form damages question when no evidence supports those elements, and (2) whether the evidence was legally...

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