Legal Opinion
Harris County v. McFerren
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided March 8, 1990No. 01-89-00326-CVPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DUGGAN, Justice.
This is an appeal from a plaintiff’s judgment entered in a premises liability action after the court disregarded a jury answer favorable to the defendant. We reverse and render a take-nothing judgment.
Appellee, William McFerren, individually, and as next friend of his minor daughter, Shannon McFerren, sued appellant, Harris County, Texas, under the Texas Tort Claims Act, Tex.Civ.Prac. & Rem.Code Ann. § 101.022 (Vernon 1986), as a result of injuries Shannon received at a county-owned park.
Shannon McFerren had attended a high school pep rally and bonfire on November 17,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Alm v. Aluminum Co. of AmericaTexas Supreme Court · 1986
- State v. TennisonTexas Supreme Court · 1974
- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Company v. DeenTexas Supreme Court · 1958
- Harbin v. SealeTexas Supreme Court · 1970
- Lower Neches Valley Authority v. MurphyTexas Supreme Court · 1976
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Thompson v. City of Corsicana Housing Authority, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2001
- Brown v. Bank of Galveston, National Ass'n, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1996
- Angelo Broadcasting, Inc. v. Satellite Music Network, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1992
- Thornhill v. Ronnie's I-45 Truck Stop, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)1997
- American Heritage, Inc. v. Nevada Gold & Casino, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2008
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