Legal Opinion

Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. v. Thomas

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided March 3, 1976No. 986PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

NYE, Chief Justice.

This suit arose as a result of a rear-end collision that occurred in Galveston County between a vehicle owned and operated by plaintiffs, John Thomas and Johnnie Mae Thomas, and another vehicle owned by defendant Southwestern Bell Telephone Company and operated by defendant’s employee, John diver, Jr. After a hearing on defendant’s plea of privilege (which the trial court overruled), the case proceeded to trial before a jury solely on the issues of damages. The jury found that plaintiffs had been damaged in the sum of $67,934.00. The trial court thereafter rendered…

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2Cases cited56 opinions

  1. Gibbs v. General Motors CorporationTexas Supreme Court · 1970
  2. Englander Co. v. KennedyTexas Supreme Court · 1968
  3. Wichita Falls & Oklahoma Railway Co. v. PepperTexas Supreme Court · 1940
  4. Wagner v. FosterTexas Supreme Court · 1960
  5. McIver v. GloriaTexas Supreme Court · 1943

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Bell Helicopter Co. v. BradshawCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1979
  2. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. v. ThomasTexas Supreme Court · 1977
  3. In Re JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1977
  4. Armellini Express Lines of Florida, Inc. v. AnsleyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1980
  5. Keller Industries, Inc. v. ReevesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1983

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