Legal Opinion
State v. Dickey
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided January 16, 1942No. 14273PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPEER, Justice.
The State of Texas sued Roy and Roscoe Dickey for damages, growing out of the alleged negligent acts of the defendants, resulting in the breaking down of a steel bridge on State Highway No. 25, in Wichita County, Texas.
A jury verdict in response to special issues prompted the court to enter an adverse judgment to the State, and it has appealed. We shall refer to the parties as plaintiff and defendants, as they were in the trial court.
The plaintiff (State) alleged that it had assumed control of Highway No. 25 and the bridge across the Wichita River on and prior to August 12th,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Henry v. PhillipsTexas Supreme Court · 1912
- Simmonds v. St. Louis, Brownsville & Mexico Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1936
- State v. ElliottCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1919
- Canales v. CloptonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1940
- Shaw v. Centerfield Oil Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1928
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- American General Insurance Company v. BarrettCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1957
- State v. F. W. Fitch Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1945
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