Legal Opinion
Carter v. Van Meter
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided May 17, 1973No. 18096PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLAUDE WILLIAMS, Chief Justice.
The vital question presented by this appeal is whether a cause of action expressly conferred upon the named survivors by virtue of the Texas Wrongful Death statutes (Vernon’s Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. arts. 4671-4678) survives the death of such party.
The facts are without dispute. Raymond Lindsey died instantly on December 3, 1969 as a result of an automobile collision between a vehicle he was driving and a vehicle being driven by Freda LaVerne Hughes who was also killed in the accident. Raymond Lindsey left surviving him a wife, Elsie lone Lindsey, and four adult…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Van Beeck v. Sabine Towing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
- City of Shawnee v. CheekSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1913
- Meekin v. Brooklyn Heights RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1900
- Landers v. BF Goodrich CompanyTexas Supreme Court · 1963
- Capitol Aggregates, Inc. v. Great American Insurance Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1966
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Ernest Delesma v. City of Dallas and the State Fair of TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Johnson v. City of HoustonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1991
- Hagy v. StateIdaho Court of Appeals · 2002
- Scurlock Oil Co. v. KnoxCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1976
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