Legal Opinion

Harrison v. King

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided October 24, 1956No. 13018PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

POPE, Justice.

This is a personal injury suit. Two main points are presented by this appeal: (1) Did the trial court err in submitting some of plaintiffs’ proximate cause issues conditioned upon an answer that lack of control by another person was the sole proximate cause? (2) Did the court err in failing to submit an unavoidable accident issue? We have considered appellants’ other points but overrule them.

Raymond I. King on November 18, 1952, was driving an oil truck-trailer for Coastal Transport Company in a southerly direction along Highway No. 9. May Harrison, accompanied by her father, B.…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Northeast Texas Motor Lines, Inc. v. HodgesTexas Supreme Court · 1942
  2. Collins v. SmithTexas Supreme Court · 1943
  3. Hicks v. BrownTexas Supreme Court · 1941
  4. Schuhmacher Co. v. HolcombTexas Supreme Court · 1944
  5. Good v. BornCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1946

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Leatherwood Drilling Co. v. TXL Oil CorporationCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1964
  2. City of Houston v. MooreCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1965
  3. Meinen v. MercerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1965
  4. Continental Oil Company v. LindleyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1964
  5. Querner v. De SpainCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1960

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