On October 02, 2015 a
CLERK'S RECORD-EFILED ON 3/26/19
was filed
involving a dispute between
and
for INJURY OR DAMAGE, INVOLVING MOTOR VEHICLE
in the District Court of Tarrant County.
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CLERK'S RECORD
Volume 1 of 1
Trial Court Cause No. 352-281484-15
Appellate Cause No.02-19-00058-CV
In the 352nd District court
of Tarrant County, Texas
Hon. JOSH BURGESS,Presiding Judge
MILLICENT EDWARD
vs.
LYNN SMITH CHEVROLET
Appealed to the court of Appeals
for the 2nd Supreme Judicial District of Texas
at Fort Worth , Texas
APPEARING FOR THE APPELLANT
EATON, CHAD W
2030 MAIN ST STE 200
DALLAS TX 75201-
Phone: (214) 742-8897
Fax .. : (214) 637-6872
Email Address: CHADE@RBRL.COM
SBOT.: 24056666TX
Appearing for MILLICENT EDWARD, Appellant
Delivered to theCourt of Appeals for the 2nd Supreme (Court of Appeals)
Judicial District of Texas at Fort Worth , Texas, Cause No. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
on this date of March 18, 2019. Filed in the court of Appeals for the 2nd Supreme Judicial
District of Texas, at Fort Worth , Texas, this
Thomas A. Wilder, District Clerk day of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Tarrant County, Fort Worth, Texas
-
By -
_- _-_-_ -_-_-_ -_-_-_ -_-_ -_-_-_ --_-_- _-_- _•, Clerk
Deputy
MICHELLE CARTER
Deputy District Clerk
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1 NDEX
Front Cover ................................................................................................................................................ 1
Index ........................................................................................................................................................ 2
Caption ...................................................................................................................................................... 6
Plaintiffs Original Petition with Request for Disclosure 10/2/15 ................................................................. 7
Defendant Lynn Smith Chevrolet's Original Answer and Request for Disclosure 10/29/15 ..................... 12
Defendant Lynn Smith Chevrolet's Jury Demand 10/29/15 ..................................................................... 17
Receipt for Jury Fee 10/29/15 .................................................................................................................. 19
Certificate of Written Discovery 11 /23/15 ................................................................................................. 20
Designation of Lead Counsel 1/15/16 ...................................................................................................... 22
Certificate of Written Discovery 2/11 /16 ................................................................................................... 24
Reporter's Certificate Deposition of Millicent Edward February 17, 2016 3/23/16 ................................... 26
Level 2 Scheduling Order 9/13/16 ............................................................................................................ 29
Designation of Lead Counsel 12/9/16 ...................................................................................................... 31
Designation of Lead Counsel 5/15/17 ...................................................................................................... 33
Plaintiffs Exhibit List 6/12/17 .................................................................................................................... 35
Plaintiffs Proposed Charge of the Court 6/12/17 ..................................................................................... 37
Plaintiffs First Witness List 6/12/17 .......................................................................................................... 46
Plaintiffs Motion in Li mine 6/12/17 ........................................................................................................... 50
Defendant's Motion to Exclude Evidence of Future Medical Expenses 6/15/17 ...................................... 58
Defendant's Exhibit List 6/15/17 ............................................................................................................... 62
Defendant's Witness List 6/15/17 ............................................................................................................. 64
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Defendant's Proposed Charge of the Court, Requested Jury Instructions, and Requested Jury
Questions 6/15/17 .................................................................................................................................... 67
Defendant's Motion in Li mine 6/15/17 ...................................................................................................... 76
(Proposed) Level 2 Scheduling Order 6/16/17 ......................................................................................... 85
Level 2 Scheduling Order 6/21/17 ............................................................................................................ 86
Order Granting Agreed Motion for Continuance 8/28/17 ......................................................................... 87
Plaintiffs Amended Motion in Limine 10/18/17 ........................................................................................ 88
Plaintiffs Amended Witness List 10/18/17 ............................................................................................... 95
Plaintiffs Third Amended Witness List 10/19/17 ...................................................................................... 99
Plaintiffs Amended Exhibit List 1/18/18 ................................................................................................. 103
Plaintiffs Amended Exhibit List 1/18/18 ................................................................................................. 105
Notice of Trial Setting 1/26/18 ................................................................................................................ 107
Order 4/11/18 ......................................................................................................................................... 108
Defendant's Trial Brief in Support of Excluding Lynn Smith Chevrolet from the Jury Charge
4/13/18 ................................................................................................................................................... 109
Notice of Trial Setting 4/16/18 ................................................................................................................ 112
Designation of Lead Counsel 6/1 /18 ...................................................................................................... 113
Order Regarding Jury Trial Setting on July 23, 2018 6/7 /18 .................................................................. 115
Order- Regarding Jury Charge 6/7/18 .................................................................................................. 116
Motion for Continuance 7/16/18 ............................................................................................................. 117
Designation of Lead Counsel 7/16/18 .................................................................................................... 119
Letter from Rolle Law to Court with Proposed Order 7/16/18 ................................................................ 120
Defendant's Objections to Plaintiff's Proposed Jury Charge and Requested Instructions 7/20/18 ........ 122
Defendant's Notice of Agreement to Plaintiffs Motion for Continuance 7/20/18 .................................... 125
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Order Granting Agreed Motion for Continuance 7/23/18 ....................................................................... 128
Order Regarding Jury Trial Setting on October 1, 2018 9/5/18 .............................................................. 129
Order - Regarding Jury Charge 9/5/18 .................................................................................................. 130
Defendant's Trial Brief in Support of Mitigation of Damages Instruction 9/28/18 ................................... 131
Reported Proceedings Request 10/1 /18 ................................................................................................ 134
Charge of the Court 10/1 /18 ................................................................................................................... 135
Motion for Entry of Judgment 10/22/18 .................................................................................................. 142
Letter from Rolle Law to Court with Proposed Order 10/22/18 .............................................................. 144
Defendant's Motion for Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict 10/24/18 .............................................. 147
(Proposed) Final Judgment 10/24/18 ..................................................................................................... 172
Notice of Hearing 10/25/18 ..................................................................................................................... 173
Letter from Rolle Law to Court Regarding Hearing 10/26/18 ................................................................. 175
Plaintiffs Response to Defendant's Motion for Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict 11 /14/18 .......... 176
Plaintiffs Motion for Leave to Amend the Pleadings Post-Trial 11 /14/18 ............................................... 208
Final Judgment 11/26/18 ........................................................................................................................ 220
Docket Sheets ....................................................................................................................................... 221
Plaintiffs Motion for New Trial and In the Alternative Reconsideration 12/24/18 ................................... 223
Letter from Rolle Law to Court with Proposed Order 12/24/18 .............................................................. 250
Letter form Rolle Law to Court Regarding Hearing 12/28/18 ................................................................. 252
Defendant's Objections to Plaintiffs Motion for Leave to Amend Her Pleadings and Response in
Opposition to Plaintiffs Motion for New Trial and for Reconsideration 1/23/19 ..................................... 253
Order Granting or Denying New Trial 1/24/18 ........................................................................................ 259
Docket Sheets ....................................................................................................................................... 260
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Plaintiffs Designation of Lead Counsel and Notice of Correct Address 2/19/19 ........... -~ ....................... 262
Notice of Appeal 2/22/19 ........................................................................................................................ 264
Letter from the Second Court of Appeals 3/1 /19 .................................................................................... 266
Plaintiffs' Request for Documents to be Included in Clerk's Record 3/11 /19 ......................................... 269
Bill of Costs ........................................................................................................................................... 273
Clerk's Certificate .................................................................................................................................. 274
Back Cover ............................................................................................................................................. 275
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BILL OF COSTS
Trial Court Number:
MILLICENT EDWARD
__ 352-281484-15
TARRANT COUNTY DISTRICT COURT
....;,.;;.:;.,;...;._;...;.;;..~;;__--
Vs
LYNN SMITH CHEVROLET
Dis!rict Clerk's Fees 73.00
$_....;..;
DCRM Fees _____________________________ $ _ _10.00
___
DCRA Fee 20.00
--------------------- $ _ _,,.;;;;.;;.
ADRS
~ - - - -Fee
-
___________________________ $ _ __
12.00
_Library Fee 35.00
------------------------- $ _ __,;;
S_e_cu~r~ity~F_e~e'----------------------------- $ _ _5.00
_
~R~e~c-=--or--=d=s-'--F--=-e-=--e_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ $ _ _;..;
....
10.00
_f,ppellant Fee $ __ 5.00
_C_le_r_k'_s_R_e~co~r_d-'--F_e_e~(P~r-=--ep=a~r=at=io"'n:..cOc.cf)_,__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
$ _______
276.00 ....
~C--=-o_urt~R--=-e~po=rt=e~r-'--F-=--ee-=---------------------------- 15.00
$ ----".;;.
_lnqigency Fee 20.00
$ ------
_C_o_n_s_ig_nm_en~t~F~e--=-e_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ $ ---'"'--
50.00
~J_ud~ic=ia~l--=S--=u=pp=o"--rt'-'-F-----'e--=-e_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
$ _________
42.00
_Jury_Fee ___________________________________ $ _ __
30.00
D~J>sition Fees __ _ 327.40
------------------------$_.....;;.;a _______
Constable Fees
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $ _ _ _ __
Private Service Fees $
-~=--=--=-'---'=-:c~~------------------------- -----
Witness Fees
--~~~---------------------------
$
-----
Co Fees
-~~~---------------------------
$
-----
Document Preservation Fees _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ $ _ _1""'"0._00 ____
-EFTR Fee
~~~---------------------------- $
-----22.00
EFSTFee ___________________________________ $_......;;.;60a-.0...0____
Civil Judicial PersonnElffi~nlr_,_g_Fee
________________________ $ .o_o__
---'"5__
__12e,oosit on Cost
__________________________
-------- $ -----
Taxable Costs
------------ ---------- -------- $ -----
Detailed Cost Bill
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - $ _ _ _ __
.... $276.00 Clerk's Record Fee Paid by
Appellant TOTAL $ 1,027.40
FEES PAID $ 1 027.40
COURT COST BALANCE $ 0.00
ATTEST:
THOMAS A. WILDER
TARRANT COUNTY DISTRICT CLERK
BY 1Y(1elulh Caw
Michelle Carter , DEPUTY
273
Document Filed Date
March 18, 2019
Case Filing Date
October 02, 2015
Category
INJURY OR DAMAGE, INVOLVING MOTOR VEHICLE
Status
FINAL JUDGMENT BY JURY VERDICT
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CLERK'S RECORD Volume 1 of 1 Trial Court Cause No. 352-281484-15 Appellate Cause No.02-19-00058-CV In the 352nd District court of Tarrant County, Texas Hon. JOSH BURGESS,Presiding Judge MILLICENT EDWARD vs. LYNN SMITH CHEVROLET Appealed to the court of Appeals for the 2nd Supreme Judicial District of Texas at Fort Worth , Texas APPEARING FOR THE APPELLANT EATON, CHAD W 2030 MAIN ST STE 200 DALLAS TX 75201- Phone: (214) 742-8897 Fax .. : (214) 637-6872 Email Address: CHADE@RBRL.COM SBOT.: 24056666TX Appearing for MILLICENT EDWARD, Appellant Delivered to theCourt of Appeals for the 2nd Supreme (Court of Appeals) Judicial District of Texas at Fort Worth , Texas, Cause No. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ on this date of March 18, 2019. Filed in the court of Appeals for the 2nd Supreme Judicial District of Texas, at Fort Worth , Texas, this Thomas A. Wilder, District Clerk day of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Tarrant County, Fort Worth, Texas - By - _- _-_-_ -_-_-_ -_-_-_ -_-_ -_-_-_ --_-_- _-_- _•, Clerk Deputy MICHELLE CARTER Deputy District Clerk 1 1 NDEX Front Cover ................................................................................................................................................ 1 Index ........................................................................................................................................................ 2 Caption ...................................................................................................................................................... 6 Plaintiffs Original Petition with Request for Disclosure 10/2/15 ................................................................. 7 Defendant Lynn Smith Chevrolet's Original Answer and Request for Disclosure 10/29/15 ..................... 12 Defendant Lynn Smith Chevrolet's Jury Demand 10/29/15 ..................................................................... 17 Receipt for Jury Fee 10/29/15 .................................................................................................................. 19 Certificate of Written Discovery 11 /23/15 ................................................................................................. 20 Designation of Lead Counsel 1/15/16 ...................................................................................................... 22 Certificate of Written Discovery 2/11 /16 ................................................................................................... 24 Reporter's Certificate Deposition of Millicent Edward February 17, 2016 3/23/16 ................................... 26 Level 2 Scheduling Order 9/13/16 ............................................................................................................ 29 Designation of Lead Counsel 12/9/16 ...................................................................................................... 31 Designation of Lead Counsel 5/15/17 ...................................................................................................... 33 Plaintiffs Exhibit List 6/12/17 .................................................................................................................... 35 Plaintiffs Proposed Charge of the Court 6/12/17 ..................................................................................... 37 Plaintiffs First Witness List 6/12/17 .......................................................................................................... 46 Plaintiffs Motion in Li mine 6/12/17 ........................................................................................................... 50 Defendant's Motion to Exclude Evidence of Future Medical Expenses 6/15/17 ...................................... 58 Defendant's Exhibit List 6/15/17 ............................................................................................................... 62 Defendant's Witness List 6/15/17 ............................................................................................................. 64 2 2 Defendant's Proposed Charge of the Court, Requested Jury Instructions, and Requested Jury Questions 6/15/17 .................................................................................................................................... 67 Defendant's Motion in Li mine 6/15/17 ...................................................................................................... 76 (Proposed) Level 2 Scheduling Order 6/16/17 ......................................................................................... 85 Level 2 Scheduling Order 6/21/17 ............................................................................................................ 86 Order Granting Agreed Motion for Continuance 8/28/17 ......................................................................... 87 Plaintiffs Amended Motion in Limine 10/18/17 ........................................................................................ 88 Plaintiffs Amended Witness List 10/18/17 ............................................................................................... 95 Plaintiffs Third Amended Witness List 10/19/17 ...................................................................................... 99 Plaintiffs Amended Exhibit List 1/18/18 ................................................................................................. 103 Plaintiffs Amended Exhibit List 1/18/18 ................................................................................................. 105 Notice of Trial Setting 1/26/18 ................................................................................................................ 107 Order 4/11/18 ......................................................................................................................................... 108 Defendant's Trial Brief in Support of Excluding Lynn Smith Chevrolet from the Jury Charge 4/13/18 ................................................................................................................................................... 109 Notice of Trial Setting 4/16/18 ................................................................................................................ 112 Designation of Lead Counsel 6/1 /18 ...................................................................................................... 113 Order Regarding Jury Trial Setting on July 23, 2018 6/7 /18 .................................................................. 115 Order- Regarding Jury Charge 6/7/18 .................................................................................................. 116 Motion for Continuance 7/16/18 ............................................................................................................. 117 Designation of Lead Counsel 7/16/18 .................................................................................................... 119 Letter from Rolle Law to Court with Proposed Order 7/16/18 ................................................................ 120 Defendant's Objections to Plaintiff's Proposed Jury Charge and Requested Instructions 7/20/18 ........ 122 Defendant's Notice of Agreement to Plaintiffs Motion for Continuance 7/20/18 .................................... 125 3 3 Order Granting Agreed Motion for Continuance 7/23/18 ....................................................................... 128 Order Regarding Jury Trial Setting on October 1, 2018 9/5/18 .............................................................. 129 Order - Regarding Jury Charge 9/5/18 .................................................................................................. 130 Defendant's Trial Brief in Support of Mitigation of Damages Instruction 9/28/18 ................................... 131 Reported Proceedings Request 10/1 /18 ................................................................................................ 134 Charge of the Court 10/1 /18 ................................................................................................................... 135 Motion for Entry of Judgment 10/22/18 .................................................................................................. 142 Letter from Rolle Law to Court with Proposed Order 10/22/18 .............................................................. 144 Defendant's Motion for Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict 10/24/18 .............................................. 147 (Proposed) Final Judgment 10/24/18 ..................................................................................................... 172 Notice of Hearing 10/25/18 ..................................................................................................................... 173 Letter from Rolle Law to Court Regarding Hearing 10/26/18 ................................................................. 175 Plaintiffs Response to Defendant's Motion for Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict 11 /14/18 .......... 176 Plaintiffs Motion for Leave to Amend the Pleadings Post-Trial 11 /14/18 ............................................... 208 Final Judgment 11/26/18 ........................................................................................................................ 220 Docket Sheets ....................................................................................................................................... 221 Plaintiffs Motion for New Trial and In the Alternative Reconsideration 12/24/18 ................................... 223 Letter from Rolle Law to Court with Proposed Order 12/24/18 .............................................................. 250 Letter form Rolle Law to Court Regarding Hearing 12/28/18 ................................................................. 252 Defendant's Objections to Plaintiffs Motion for Leave to Amend Her Pleadings and Response in Opposition to Plaintiffs Motion for New Trial and for Reconsideration 1/23/19 ..................................... 253 Order Granting or Denying New Trial 1/24/18 ........................................................................................ 259 Docket Sheets ....................................................................................................................................... 260 4 4 Plaintiffs Designation of Lead Counsel and Notice of Correct Address 2/19/19 ........... -~ ....................... 262 Notice of Appeal 2/22/19 ........................................................................................................................ 264 Letter from the Second Court of Appeals 3/1 /19 .................................................................................... 266 Plaintiffs' Request for Documents to be Included in Clerk's Record 3/11 /19 ......................................... 269 Bill of Costs ........................................................................................................................................... 273 Clerk's Certificate .................................................................................................................................. 274 Back Cover ............................................................................................................................................. 275 5 BILL OF COSTS Trial Court Number: MILLICENT EDWARD __ 352-281484-15 TARRANT COUNTY DISTRICT COURT ....;,.;;.:;.,;...;._;...;.;;..~;;__-- Vs LYNN SMITH CHEVROLET Dis!rict Clerk's Fees 73.00 $_....;..; DCRM Fees _____________________________ $ _ _10.00 ___ DCRA Fee 20.00 --------------------- $ _ _,,.;;;;.;;. ADRS ~ - - - -Fee - ___________________________ $ _ __ 12.00 _Library Fee 35.00 ------------------------- $ _ __,;; S_e_cu~r~ity~F_e~e'----------------------------- $ _ _5.00 _ ~R~e~c-=--or--=d=s-'--F--=-e-=--e_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ $ _ _;..; .... 10.00 _f,ppellant Fee $ __ 5.00 _C_le_r_k'_s_R_e~co~r_d-'--F_e_e~(P~r-=--ep=a~r=at=io"'n:..cOc.cf)_,__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ $ _______ 276.00 .... ~C--=-o_urt~R--=-e~po=rt=e~r-'--F-=--ee-=---------------------------- 15.00 $ ----".;;. _lnqigency Fee 20.00 $ ------ _C_o_n_s_ig_nm_en~t~F~e--=-e_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ $ ---'"'-- 50.00 ~J_ud~ic=ia~l--=S--=u=pp=o"--rt'-'-F-----'e--=-e_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ $ _________ 42.00 _Jury_Fee ___________________________________ $ _ __ 30.00 D~J>sition Fees __ _ 327.40 ------------------------$_.....;;.;a _______ Constable Fees - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $ _ _ _ __ Private Service Fees $ -~=--=--=-'---'=-:c~~------------------------- ----- Witness Fees --~~~--------------------------- $ ----- Co Fees -~~~--------------------------- $ ----- Document Preservation Fees _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ $ _ _1""'"0._00 ____ -EFTR Fee ~~~---------------------------- $ -----22.00 EFSTFee ___________________________________ $_......;;.;60a-.0...0____ Civil Judicial PersonnElffi~nlr_,_g_Fee ________________________ $ .o_o__ ---'"5__ __12e,oosit on Cost __________________________ -------- $ ----- Taxable Costs ------------ ---------- -------- $ ----- Detailed Cost Bill - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $ _ _ _ __ .... $276.00 Clerk's Record Fee Paid by Appellant TOTAL $ 1,027.40 FEES PAID $ 1 027.40 COURT COST BALANCE $ 0.00 ATTEST: THOMAS A. WILDER TARRANT COUNTY DISTRICT CLERK BY 1Y(1elulh Caw Michelle Carter , DEPUTY 273