Legal Opinion

Drake v. Holstead

Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)

Decided September 15, 1988No. 09-88-091 CVPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BURGESS, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment in favor of the defendant in a personal injury suit. Plaintiff and defendant were travel-ling toward each other when the defendant turned left in front of plaintiff. Their cars collided. Plaintiff sued the defendant for personal injuries arising from the accident.

At trial, plaintiff testified she crossed the intersection on a green light. Defendant testified that her left-turn light was green. There was nothing to indicate the traffic lights might have malfunctioned, and each party introduced evidence to support her testimony that she…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Pool v. Ford Motor Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1986
  2. Shwiff v. PriestCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1983
  3. P.T. & E. Co. v. Beasley, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)1985
  4. Alexander v. Firemen's Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1958
  5. Searcy v. SellersCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1971

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Magee v. Ulery, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1999
  2. Hernandez v. Houston Lighting & Power Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1990
  3. Guillory Farms, Inc. v. Amigos Canning Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1998
  4. Los Arboles Tulum, L.P. and Greg Schnurr v. Matula Family, L.P., Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2025
  5. Magee v. Ulery, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1999

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