Legal Opinion

Casstevens v. Childre

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided December 1, 1950No. 2841PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GRISSOM, Chief Justice.

L. H. Childre and wife sued William Casstevens for damages caused by the killing of their son, Eston Childre. Judgment was rendered for plaintiffs and Casstevens has appealed.

The jury found that Casstevens was driving his automobile to his left of the center of the highway immediately preceding the striking of Eston Childre and that this was negligence and a proximate cause of Cas-stevens’ automobile striking and killing Es-ton Childre. The jury also found that Casstevens failed to keep a proper lookout for those using the highway immediately preceding the striking of…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Texas Power & Light Co. v. HeringTexas Supreme Court · 1949
  2. Bock v. Fellman Dry Goods Co.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1919
  3. Burlington-Rock Island Railroad v. EllisonTexas Supreme Court · 1943
  4. Texas & N. O. Ry. Co. v. ParryTexas Commission of Appeals · 1929
  5. Childre v. CasstevensTexas Supreme Court · 1949

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Rowan & Hope v. ValadezCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1953
  2. Jones v. ScottCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1954

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