San Angelo Woman Sues Concho Suites Over Trip-and-Fall

SAN ANGELO, TX — A San Angelo woman has filed a lawsuit seeking up to $250,000 in damages against a local business, alleging she suffered injuries after tripping on an uneven sidewalk at a leased property, according to court documents. 

Pennie Henderson claims the incident occurred on or about March 11, 2024, while attempting to enter the Concho Valley Community Action Agency building at 133 W. Concho Ave. in San Angelo. Henderson alleges she tripped over a small, unwarned step or raised gap in the sidewalk, causing her to fall and injure her head, neck and back. 

The lawsuit, filed Dec. 30, 2025, in Tom Green County Court at Law No. 2, names Halfmann Offices Inc., doing business as Concho Suites, as the defendant. Henderson asserts the company, as landlord, retained control over the building's exterior walkways and failed to maintain them properly, breaching its duty of care. 

In the petition, Henderson describes herself as an invitee on the premises, there for business with the tenant agency. She claims the defendant had actual or constructive knowledge of the hazardous condition, which posed an unreasonable risk of harm, and did not exercise reasonable care to reduce or eliminate it. The suit also alleges violations of Texas Accessibility Standards, constituting negligence per se, and seeks damages for past and future physical pain, mental anguish, physical impairment and medical expenses. 

Halfmann Offices, through its attorney Timothy R. Price of Chunn Price & Harris PLLC in San Antonio, filed an answer on or about Jan. 30, 2026, denying all allegations. The response includes a general denial under Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 92 and special denials asserting no proximate cause, no actual or constructive knowledge of any dangerous condition, and that the alleged hazard was open and obvious, requiring no warning. 

The defendant's filing raises affirmative defenses, including that any injuries resulted from pre-existing or subsequent conditions unrelated to the incident, aggravation of prior injuries, and failure by Henderson to mitigate damages. It also invokes comparative responsibility, pleading that Henderson's own negligence contributed more than 50% to the incident, potentially barring recovery under Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code Section 33.001. 

Additionally, the answer requests the trier of fact determine percentages of responsibility among parties and asserts rights to offsets or credits for any medical expenses paid or settlements received. It seeks dismissal of the claims and a take-nothing judgment. 

The case, Cause No. 25C433-L2, remains in early stages with a jury demand filed. Henderson is represented by Michael Baird of Baird Law Firm in San Angelo.