CMA-CGM (AMERICA) v. EMPIRE TRUCK LINES

No. 01-12-00354-CV.

416 S.W.3d 495 (2013)

CMA-CGM (AMERICA), INC., Appellant v. EMPIRE TRUCK LINES, INC., Appellee.

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

Rehearing Overruled January 23, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Caldwell Fletcher , Burck, Lapidus, Jackson & Chase, P.C., Houston, TX, for Appellant.

Kenneth R. Breitbeil , David L. Louie , Houston, TX, for Appellee.

Panel consists of Chief Justice RADACK and Justices HIGLEY and BROWN.


OPINION

SHERRY RADACK, Chief Justice.

Appellant CMA-CGM (America) Inc. appeals the trial court's final summary judgment order. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

In October of 2003, while Hector Aguirre (a Texas resident) was working as an independent truck driver for appellee Empire Truck Lines, Inc. (a Texas corporation), he was directed by Empire to transport cargo from Longview, Texas to the Port...

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