Thirteenth Court of Appeals on Texas Appeals Journalhttps://texasappeals.org/topics/thirteenth-court-of-appeals/Clinical descriptions of the Texas appellate decisions drawing the most press coverage.Hugo -- gohugo.ioen-usMon, 13 Apr 2026 07:00:00 -0500Supreme Court of Texas Reinstates Summary Judgment for H-E-B in Slip-and-Fall Case, Holding Earlier Roof Leaks Elsewhere in Store Did Not Show Constructive Knowledge of Puddlehttps://texasappeals.org/2026/04/heb-v-peterson/Mon, 13 Apr 2026 07:00:00 -0500https://texasappeals.org/2026/04/heb-v-peterson/The court held that a plaintiff responding to a no-evidence summary judgment motion must present some evidence of how long a dangerous condition existed, and that evidence of earlier roof leaks in other parts of a grocery store did not raise a fact issue on the grocer’s constructive knowledge of a puddle in the toy aisle. The court reversed the Thirteenth Court of Appeals and reinstated the trial court’s judgment.