MACK TRUCKS, INC. v. TAMEZ

No. 03-0526.

206 S.W.3d 572 (2006)

MACK TRUCKS, INC., Petitioner, v. Elizabeth TAMEZ et. al., Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided October 27, 2006.

Rehearing Denied December 22, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sean E. Breen, Randy Howry, Herman Howry & Breen, L.L.P., Austin, Robert Lee Galloway, Kellye Ruth Koehn, Thompson & Knight LLP, Houston, for petitioner.

John Blaise Gsanger, William R. Edwards, William R. Edwards III, The Edwards Law Firm, L.L.P., Corpus Christi, John Gonzales, John Gonzales & Associates, San Antonio, David O. Gonzalez, Law Offices of Baldemar Gutierrez, Alice, Glenn M. Boudreaux, Maryellen Hester, Boudreaux Leonard & Hammond, P.C., Houston, for for respondent.


Justice JOHNSON delivered the opinion of the Court.

In this truck accident case the trial court excluded expert testimony as to what caused a post-accident fire that burned the truck and the driver. After excluding the expert testimony because it was not reliable, the trial court granted summary judgment. The court of appeals reversed. We hold that the trial court did not err, reverse the court of appeals' judgment, and render judgment that the plaintiffs take nothing...

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