Legal Opinion
Mellon Mortgage Co. v. Holder
Texas Supreme Court
Decided December 2, 1999No. 97-1187PublishedCited by 198 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Abbott
delivered a plurality opinion,
in which Justice HECHT and Justice OWEN join.
While driving late one night in the downtown Houston area, Angela Holder was stopped for an alleged traffic violation by Calvin Potter, an on-duty Houston police officer. Potter took Holder’s insurance and identification cards and told her to follow his squad car. Holder followed Potter several blocks to a parking garage owned by Mellon Mortgage Company. Once inside the garage, Potter sexually assaulted Holder in his squad car.
Holder sued Mellon and the City of Houston but did not sue her attacker. The trial court…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Nixon v. Mr. Property Management Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1985
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- Walker v. HarrisTexas Supreme Court · 1996
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