Legal Opinion
Smith v. City of Dallas
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided June 10, 1966No. 16736PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BATEMAN, Justice.
The appellants G. P. Smith and wife sued for damages on account of injuries sustained by Mrs. Smith on April 6, 1964, while a passenger in a bus owned and operated by the City of Dallas. Appellee filed a “Plea in Bar and Abatement” praying that the suit be abated, barred and dismissed because of appellants’ failure to give the written notice required by Section 307 of the City’s charter. The trial court held a preliminary hearing of this plea, at which he heard no testimony but considered only the written pleadings and briefs, and at the conclusion of which he sustained the…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Craddock v. Sunshine Bus Lines, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1939
- Kelley v. Bluff Creek Oil CompanyTexas Supreme Court · 1958
- Cawthorn v. City of HoustonTexas Commission of Appeals · 1921
- Cruise v. City & County of San FranciscoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1951
- City of Dallas v. ShowsTexas Commission of Appeals · 1919
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Austin Neighborhoods Council, Inc. v. Board of AdjustmentCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1982
- Gordy v. AlexanderCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1977
- Bryce v. Corpus Christi Area Convention & Tourist BureauCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1978
- Smith v. City of DallasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1968
- Owens-Illinois, Inc. v. Little Cypress-Mauriceville Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1972
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