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ACTUAL KNOWLEDGE OF DANGEROUS CONDITION, PREMISES DEFECT
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Silas v. St. Lukes' Episcopal Properties Corp. (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jan. 28, 2010)(Seymore)
(summary judgment against res ipso loquitur premises liability claim affirmed, no proof of knowledge of
dangerous condition on the part of defendant, premises liability - falling objects)
Because Silas presented no evidence supporting the claim that Defendants had knowledge of a defective
condition on their premises, Defendants were entitled to judgment as a matter of law
AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Seymore
Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Seymore and Sullivan
14-08-00353-CV Kimberly Silas v. St. Luke's Episcopal Properties Corporation and The Women's Specialist of
Houston, PLLC
Appeal from 234th District Court of Harris County
Trial Court Judge: Reese Rondon
Hernandez v. Brinker International, Inc. (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Mar. 31, 2009)(Brown)
(premises liability, actual knowledge of dangerous condition, contractor)
REVERSED AND REMANDED: Opinion by Justice Brown
Before Justices Brock Yates, Anderson and Brown
14-07-00341-CV David Hernandez v. Brinker International, Inc.,
Appeal from 333rd District Court of Harris County
Trial Court Judge: Joseph J. Halbach
Concurring Opinion by Justice Anderson
Dissenting Opinion by Justice Brock Yates
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