Legal Opinion

Goates v. Fortune Lincoln Mercury, Inc.

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided October 22, 1969No. 6044PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WARD, Justice.

OPINION

This is an intersection accident case. Suit was brought by Henry F. Goates, Jr., the appellant, who was driving his motorcycle on a through street. The appellee Pedro Ruiz, Jr., was driving a Mercury sedan on a stop street in the scope of his employment with appellee Fortune Lincoln Mercury, Inc. The case was submitted to a jury which found that the appellant failed to keep a proper lookout and that this was a proximate cause of the collision. The jury also found that the appellee Ruiz failed to keep a proper lookout and that this was a proximate cause of the collision;…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. In Re King's EstateTexas Supreme Court · 1951
  2. Biggers v. Continental Bus System, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1957
  3. Lynch v. RickettsTexas Supreme Court · 1958
  4. De Winne v. AllenTexas Supreme Court · 1955
  5. Biggers v. Continental Bus System, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1956

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. State v. McDonoughSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1976
  2. State v. KingWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1984
  3. Smith v. Texas Pipeline CompanyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1970
  4. Madara v. MarshallCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1978
  5. Padilla v. ChambersCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1971

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