O'Pry v. City of Dallas

CHADICK, Chief Justice.

Mrs. Jacqualine O’Pry was injured and her automobile damaged when she drove the vehicle headfirst into a hole at surface level as she was making a turn to enter a parking area in front of Ryder Truck Rental, Inc.’s business office on Industrial Boulevard in the City of Dallas, Texas. She was on a business errand to the firm’s office to make a rental payment. It was raining at the time of the mishap, and the hole, which she described as being 3 feet deep, 3 feet wide, and 10 feet long, was completely filled with water.

Mrs. O’Pry sued the City of Dallas and Ryder Truck…