Legal Opinion

Stokes v. City of San Antonio

Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)

Decided April 30, 1997No. 04-96-00630-CVPublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GREEN, Justice.

This is an appeal from a negligence claim in which the trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the City of San Antonio. Based upon our determination that the City established that it did not have actual knowledge of the premise defect, we will affirm.

Facts

Mary and Pat Stokes, husband and wife, sued the City of San Antonio for negligence. In their petition, they alleged that on August 28, 1993, Mary tripped over a pipe coupling protruding slightly above the level of the sidewalk near the intersection of North Pre-sa and Commerce Streets, causing her to fall and fracture…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Nixon v. Mr. Property Management Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1985
  2. State Department of Highways & Public Transportation v. PayneTexas Supreme Court · 1992
  3. Cathey v. BoothTexas Supreme Court · 1995
  4. County of Harris v. EatonTexas Supreme Court · 1978
  5. City of Dallas v. MitchellTexas Supreme Court · 1994

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. City of Austin v. Leggett, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2008
  2. City of Fort Worth v. GayCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1998
  3. City of El Paso v. Chacon, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2004
  4. Brazoria County v. Van Gelder, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2009
  5. City of Weston v. Gaudette, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2009

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