Texas Supreme Court

Earl F. Jones, Petitioner v. Tarrant Utility Company, Respondent

July 7, 198225 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 416

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court reversed the directed verdict and held that the doctrines of res ipsa loquitur and intentional trespass, as well as the issue of causation, should have been submitted to the jury, remanding the case for a new trial.