City of Houston v. Williams
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Harris County ; Charles E. Ashe, Judge. Action by John P. Williams against the City of Houston. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHiggins, J.
This is a companion case to City of Houston v. Merkel; 153 S. W. 385, this day decided, and the cause is reversed for error in the charge of the court upon the measure of damage. Appellant presents here the same assignments as in the Merkel Case, and we refer to our opinion in this latter case for expression of our views upon the same. In this case, however, there are some additional assignments, which will now be discussed. The Merkel Case was tried immediately preceding this ease, and challenges to nine of the panel of jurors were made upon the ground that they had served in the Merkel Case…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- City of Houston v. MerkelCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1913