Raiborn v. Raiborn

Carleton Harris, Chief Justice.

Along during the middle of May, 1971, William C. Raiborn, appellant herein, was visiting his son, Don E. Raiborn, appellee herein, at the latter’s home in Pasadena, Texas. The two Raiborn families made a sightseeing trip to Galveston on Sunday, May 16. The trip was made in Don Raiborn’s Oldsmobile, traffic conditions being “bumper to bumper” between Houston and Galveston. A number of quick stops were made during the trip, and the brakes were operating perfectly and normally. The next day, Don Raiborn was unable to start his Ford Thunderbird and he accordingly…