Legal Opinion
Baker v. City of Waco
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided May 11, 1939No. 2039PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GALLAGHER, Chief Justice.
This suit was instituted by appellant, Emma E. Baker, against appellee, City of Waco, to recover damages for the death of her husband, John W. Baker, in a traffic accident at the intersection of North Fifth and Washington streets in said city.
Appellant alleged, in substance, that ap-pellee was a city of approximately 60,000 inhabitants; that its governing body was a board of commissioners; that said commissioners, in their official capacity,' had and exercised exclusive control over the public streets of said city; that it was their duty to control and regulate the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Auslander v. City of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1933
- Mayor, Etc., of City of Vicksburg v. HarralsonMississippi Supreme Court · 1924
- Barnes v. City of WacoCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1924
- Tompkins v. WilliamsTexas Commission of Appeals · 1933
- Powell v. City of NashvilleTennessee Supreme Court · 1934
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3Cited by21 opinions
- City of Austin v. DanielsTexas Supreme Court · 1960
- Parson v. Texas CityCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1953
- Crow v. City of San AntonioTexas Supreme Court · 1957
- Treadaway v. Whitney Independent School Dist.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1947
- Crow v. City of San AntonioCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1956
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