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HOUSTON CAB CO. v. FIELDS

No. 09-06-506 CV.

249 S.W.3d 741 (2008)

HOUSTON CAB COMPANY, Appellant, v. William J. FIELDS, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Beaumont.

Decided March 20, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin Dubose, Robert Dubose, Alexander Dubose Jones & Townsend LLP, John H. Boswell, Adams & Boswell, P.C., Houston,

John C. Schwambach, Jr., John Stevenson & Associates, Houston, for appellee.

Before McKEITHEN, C.J., KREGER and HORTON, JJ.

OPINION

HOLLIS HORTON, Justice.

The issue on appeal is whether the evidence supports the jury's verdict that a taxicab company negligently entrusted a taxicab to an independent contractor. William Fields sued Houston Cab Company and Felicia Simmons for injuries he sustained while attempting to enter Simmons's cab. The jury found Simmons negligent and found that Houston Cab negligently entrusted `the cab to Simmons. The jury awarded Fields $418,806.31 in...

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