Legal Opinion
John B. Barbour Trucking Co. v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided September 21, 1988No. 3-87-206-CVPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POWERS, Justice.
Barbour Trucking Company and its surety, Aetna Insurance Company, appeal from a judgment recovered by the State of Texas in its suit against them for property damage. 1 We will reverse the trial-court judgment and render judgment that the State take nothing by its suit.
THE CONTROVERSY
Otis E. Conner, in the course and scope of his employment by Jefferson Truck Lines, drove a motor truck into a state-owned bridge in Harris County. To recover for the damage to its bridge, the State sued Jefferson on the ground that it was bound by the doctrine of respondeat superior to answer for…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Free v. BlandSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Sola Electric Co. v. Jefferson Electric Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
- American Trucking Assns., Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- State v. HaleTexas Supreme Court · 1941
- Simmons v. KingCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Morris v. JTM Materials, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2002
- Omega Contracting, Inc. v. TorresCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2006
- Paul v. BogleMichigan Court of Appeals · 1992
- Wiggins v. Overstreet, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1998
- Illinois Bulk Carrier, Inc. v. Jackson Ex Rel. JacksonIndiana Court of Appeals · 2009
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