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GONZALEZ v. RAMIREZ

No. 14-0107.

463 S.W.3d 499 (2015)

Cuahutemoc ("Tim") GONZALEZ, Petitioner, v. Erma Gonzales RAMIREZ, Individually, as Representative of the Estate of Raymond Ramirez, Deceased, and as Next Friend of R.L.R., J.R., M.R., R.R., and D.R., Minor Children; Janie Crosby; and Samuel Lee Jackson, Individually, as Next Friend of T.C.J., a Minor Child, and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Rexee Jo Jackson, Deceased, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

OPINION DELIVERED: May 8, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Josef Landon Schmidt , Michael L. Byrd , Peterson, Farris, Byrd & Parker, Lubbock, TX, for Petitioner Cuahutemoc Tim Gonzalez.

Beth Elaine Watkins , Law Office of Beth Watkins, John Philip Watkins , Phil Watkins, P.C., San Antonio, TX, for Respondent Jackson.

Douglas A. Allison , Law Offices of Douglas A. Allison, Corpus Christi, TX, for Respondent Ramirez.

PER CURIAM

We face two questions regarding liability following an accident between a tandem truck1 and a car. First, we consider whether the party contracting with the truck driver's employer can be held liable as a motor carrier under either the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (Federal Regulations) or their Texas counterparts (Texas Regulations). Second, we determine whether the evidence was legally sufficient to show...

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