Legal Opinion
Martin v. Sheppard
Texas Supreme Court
Decided April 16, 1947No. A-1040PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hickman
The purpose of this original proceeding is the collection of a judgment held by relators against the State. The 44th Legislature, 1935, at its regular- session, passed an enabling act granting to Mrs. Dora Martin and her five children permission to bring suit against the State in the district court of Liberty County for damages for injuries resulting in the death of A. J. Martin, husband of Mrs. Martin and father of her children, while on duty in the employ of the State Highway Department, Acts of 44th Leg. Ch. 217, p. 511. Thereafter, suit was instituted in that court by Mrs. Martin and her…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Commonwealth v. DavisTexas Supreme Court · 1942
- State v. DyerTexas Supreme Court · 1947
- Cain v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1857
- Commissioners of Taxing Dist. of Brownsville v. LoagueSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
- State Highway Department v. GorhamTexas Supreme Court · 1942
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3Cited by59 opinions
- Freeman v. FreemanTexas Supreme Court · 1959
- Harris County v. DowlearnCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1972
- Heard v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1947
- Equinox Enterprises, Inc. v. Associated Media Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1987
- Perry v. PonderCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1980
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