Legal Opinion

Bowie v. Harris

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided November 9, 1961No. 3924PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McDONALD, Chief Justice.

This is an automobile collision case in which plaintiffs alleged that defendant attempted to pass plaintiffs in a no passing zone and negligently crashed into them, causing damage. Trial was to a jury which acquitted defendant of negligence, and found plaintiffs guilty of contributory negligence proximately causing the collision. The Trial Court entered judgment on the verdict that plaintiffs take nothing.

Plaintiffs appeal, contending that the Trial Court erred in admitting: 1) evidence to the jury that plaintiff had been given a misdemeanor ticket for a traffic…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Fisher v. LeachCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1949
  2. Mooneyhan v. BenedictCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1955
  3. Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. CreasonTexas Supreme Court · 1908
  4. Sherwood v. MurrayCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1950
  5. Quesada v. Graham Ice Cream Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1947

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Barrios v. DavisCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1967
  2. Dewberry v. Brookshire Bros. No. 1Court of Appeals of Texas · 1985

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