Cropper v. Caterpillar Tractor Co.

Supreme Court of Texas · Decided 1988-05-25

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WALLACE, Justice. In this personal injury action, we decide whether a court of appeals has the authority to remand a cause for a new trial when it concludes that a jury’s failure to find in favor of a party on a particular issue is “against the great weight and preponderance of the evidence.” We hold that a court of appeals has the authority to review a “failure to find” in the same manner in which it may review a jury’s fin…

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