Condra Funeral Home v. Rollin

In this suit by Mary Rollin and John Rollin for damages for personal injuries to themselves and to their minor daughter, now deceased, growing out of an automobile collision at a street intersection in the City of Austin, the Court of Civil Appeals has reversed a trial court judgment based on a jury verdict in favor of the defendant, Condra Funeral Home, petitioner here. Reversal was ordered because of misconduct of counsel for defendant, which misconduct the Court of Civil Appeals held was calculated to cause and probably did cause the rendition of an improper judgment. 309 S.W. 2d 940.

The…