Legal Opinion
Statham v. T. L. James & Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided February 28, 1977No. 5700PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
HALL, Justice.
In March, 1975, appellant, Forest Stat-ham, was injured in a motor vehicle accident on U. S. Highway 84 in McLennan County where construction activity was being conducted by appellees, T. L. James & Company, Inc., and R. W. McKinney. When stopped by traffic because of the construction, Statham’s pickup was struck from behind by a truck owned by South Texas Independent Milk Producers Association and driven by its employee, Anastacio Hinojosa. Asserting negligent causation against Hinojosa, Statham brought suit against him and Milk Producers in July, 1975, seeking damages totaling…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Landers v. East Texas Salt Water Disposal Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1952
- McMillen v. KlingensmithTexas Supreme Court · 1971
- Bentley v. Halliburton Oil Well Cementing Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1949
- McGehee v. ShaferTexas Supreme Court · 1855
- Parma v. First Nat. Bank of CameronCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1929
3Cited by1 opinion
- TL James & Co., Inc. v. StathamTexas Supreme Court · 1977