(DOWNLOAD) "Margie F. Morgan v. Compugraphic Corporation" by Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas ~ Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Margie F. Morgan v. Compugraphic Corporation
- Author : Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
- Release Date : January 11, 1984
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 69 KB
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RAY, Justice. Margie F. Morgan brought this suit against Compugraphic Corporation and Solutek Corporation under theories of negligence and strict liability, alleging that the two corporations were jointly and severally liable for injuries she had incurred as a result of inhaling chemical fumes emitted from a typesetting machine installed in her office. Solutek timely answered, but Compugraphic filed no answer. After hearing evidence as to damages pursuant to Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 243, the trial court rendered default judgment against Compugraphic in the amount of $200,000 and then severed Morgans cause of action against Compugraphic from her suit against Solutek. Compugraphic appealed by writ of error to the Dallas Court of Appeals. The court of appeals reversed and remanded the cause for a trial on the merits, holding that: (1) Morgan had the burden of proving that her injuries were proximately caused by the acts of Compugraphic; (2) Morgan had presented no competent evidence of proximate cause; and (3) the trial courts severance of Morgans suit against Compugraphic from her suit against Solutek was improper. 656 S.W.2d 530.