Patterson Dental Company, Petitioners v. Frank Jerome Dunn, Jr., Respondent

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court affirmed the Court of Civil Appeals, holding that Article 2151a requires equalizing peremptory challenges among parties, not sides, and that the trial court erred by allowing a four‑to‑one disparity of strikes which created a materially unfair trial; the error was properly preserved. Chief Justice Greenhill dissented, arguing the majority presumes harm without factual support.