Legal Opinion
Christopher v. City of El Paso
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided October 22, 1936No. 3387PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PELPHREY, Chief Justice.
During the year 1928, the City of El Paso began the operation of an airport with A. E. Johnson as its manager.
On May 1, 1933, a contract was entered into between Johnson and the City of El Paso relative to the running of the airport.
On December 3, 1933, there was an exhibition held at the airport consisting of stunt flying; a parachute jump; a demonstration of a student taking a correspondence course in flying; and the riding of a motorcycle through a burning fence.
After the motorcycle had passed through the burning fence, it ran into Ardell Christopher, a thirteen…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Smith v. CahoonSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Frost v. Corporation Comm'n of Okla.Supreme Court of the United States · 1929
- City of Galveston v. PosnainskyTexas Supreme Court · 1884
- Dysart v. City of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1928
- Coleman v. City of OaklandCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1930
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3Cited by40 opinions
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- Anderson v. Jackson Mun. Airport Auth.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1982
- Heitman v. City of Lake CitySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1947
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