Legal Opinion
Karling v. Lower Colorado River Authority
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided May 15, 1957No. 10480PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUGHES, Justice.
The Reverend J. F. Karling was drowned on June 13, 19S5, in the Colorado River below and near the Marble Falls Dam. He and a companion were fishing from a boat in those waters when flood gates on the dam were opened and the onrushing water caused the boat to capsize and Reverend Karling to drown.
This suit is brought by the widow, Mrs. Anna Karling, against the Lower Colorado River Authority for damages for negligently causing the death of her husband. The alleged acts of negligence were the opening of the flood gates under the then existing circumstances and the failure to…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Lower Colorado River Authority v. McCrawTexas Supreme Court · 1935
- Lower Colorado River Authority v. Chemical Bank & Trust Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1945
- Bennett v. Brown County Water Improvement District No. OneTexas Supreme Court · 1954
- State v. ElliottCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1919
- Hodge v. Lower Colorado River AuthorityCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1942
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Russell v. Ingersoll-Rand Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1992
- Tarrant County Hospital District v. HenryCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2001
- Capitol Rod & Gun Club v. Lower Colorado River AuthorityCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1981
- Childs v. Greenville Hospital AuthorityCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1972
- Puryear v. Red River Authority of TexasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1964
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