Legal Opinion
Vela v. Cameron County
Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Decided November 27, 1985No. 13-85-001-CVPublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DORSEY, Justice.
This is an appeal from a summary judgment granted in favor of Cameron County and the State of Texas. Hortencia and Pablo Vela brought suit under the Wrongful Death and Survival Acts alleging that the State and County were negligent, and that the negligence resulted in the drowning of their son, Edward, in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico, offshore a park owned and operated by Cameron County. The particular allegations of negligence were two: 1) failing to post signs at Andy Bowie Park warning park users of the dangerous undertows in the water; and 2) failing to provide…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Corbin v. Safeway Stores, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1983
- Rosas v. Buddies Food StoreTexas Supreme Court · 1975
- Salcedo v. El Paso Hospital DistrictTexas Supreme Court · 1983
- Lorino v. Crawford Packing Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1943
- Cameron County v. Velasquez, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1984
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3Cited by32 opinions
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- Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority v. Pitonyak, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2002
- Parrish v. BrooksCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1993
- Strunk v. Belt Line Road Realty Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2005
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