Legal Opinion
Dixon v. Houston Raceway Park, Inc.
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided March 31, 1994No. 01-93-00497-CVPublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ANDELL, Justice.
This is an appeal from a summary judgment entered in favor of appellees, Houston Raceway Park, Inc., the Houston Region of the Sports Car Club of America, Inc., Lynda Polk, and Sports Car Club of America, Inc. (collectively, “the Raceway”). The paramount issue is whether the Raceway owed appellants a duty to control the traffic on a public highway adjacent to its property.
BACKGROUND
The Raceway is located on FM 565 in Chambers County. On June 17, 1989, the Raceway was the site of a private road race event. Ricky Lee Dixon was riding a motorcycle on FM 565 when he…
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