CENTRAL READY MIX CONCRETE CO. v. ISLAS

No. 05-0940.

228 S.W.3d 649 (2007)

CENTRAL READY MIX CONCRETE COMPANY, INC., Petitioner v. Luciano ISLAS, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided June 29, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roy S. Dale, William D. Mount Jr., Katie P. Klein, Dale & Klein, L.L.P., McAllen, for Petitioner.

Sean F. O'Neill, Sean T. Beiter, Law Offices of Sean F. O'Neill, P.C., San Antonio, Francisco Javier Garza, Hodge, James and Garza, L.L.P., Harlingen, Kevin M. Beiter, Hornberger Sheehan Fuller & Beiter, Inc., San Antonio, for Respondent.

Raymond Alan Cowley, Cox, Smith, Matthew, McAllen, for Other.


Justice BRISTER delivered the opinion of the Court.

An injured employee obtained a jury verdict against his employer (who carried no workers' compensation insurance) and the owner whose truck he was repairing. The trial judge set aside the verdict against the latter, but the court of appeals reversed. Based on well-established rules of Texas law, we reverse and reinstate the trial court's judgment.

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