Legal Opinion
Morris v. City of Houston
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided April 7, 1971No. 465, 466PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARRON, Justice.
The plaintiffs, Mary Alice Allen Morris and Doshia Crump, joined by their respective husbands, brought these suits against the City of Houston for personal injuries. The two suits, having identical facts with the exception of damages alleged, were ordered joined for trial and were appealed together under an agreement that one statement of facts would suffice.
On March 2, 1965, the annual Fat Stock Show Parade was being held in downtown Houston. Mrs. Morris and Mrs. Crump were watching the parade from the front of Star Furniture Company situated at the intersection of Rusk and…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Little Rock Furniture Manufacturing Co. v. DunnTexas Supreme Court · 1949
- Dallas Railway & Terminal Co. v. BaileyTexas Supreme Court · 1952
- City of Dallas v. MaxwellTexas Commission of Appeals · 1923
- Gulf Paving Co. v. LofstedtTexas Supreme Court · 1945
- Mills v. GrayTexas Supreme Court · 1948
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Trader v. TraderCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1975
- LeNoble v. Weber, Hall, Cobb and Caudle, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1973
- Buhidar v. AbernathyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1976