law-jury error | charge instruction error | improper jury argument | jury selection | venire | striking juror for cause
| peremptory strike
A trial court may disregard a jury finding only if it is unsupported by evidence or if the issue is immaterial.
Spencer v. Eagle Star Ins. Co. of Am., 876 S.W.2d 154, 157 (Tex. 1994). A question is immaterial when it
should not have been submitted or calls for a finding beyond the province of the jury, such as a question of
law. Se. Pipe Line Co. v. Tichacek, 997 S.W.2d 166, 172 (Tex. 1999).
RECENT TEXAS SUPREME COURT DECISIONS ON JURY-RELATED ERRORS
AND ISSUES RAISED ON APPEAL
Murff, MD v. Pass, No. 07-0294 (Tex. Mar. 28, 2008) (jury selection, juror confusion, disqualification)
Living Centers of Texas, Inc. v. Penalver, No. 06-0929 (Tex. Jan. 25, 2008)(per curiam)
(wrongful death, nursing home negligence, improper jury argument, value of life, Nazi comparison)
Ford Motor Co. v. Ledesma, No. 05-0895 (Tex. Dec. 21, 2007)(Willett)
(PI-auto, products liability, manufacturing defect, expert testimony, causation, jury charge error)
CASES FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS