Flores v. Sullivan

SMITH, Chief Justice.

This action was brought by John L. Sullivan, individually and as next friend of his minor son, Francis Sullivan, against Martin Flores, owner of a taxicab, for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by the minor when struck by the' spare wheel of Flores’ taxicab, which was released from its mooring as a result of a collision between the taxicab and an automobile operated by a third party, in the City of Corpus Christi. A jury trial resulted in a judgment for damages as prayed for by Sullivan. Flores appealed to this court, which ordered the judgment reversed,…