Legal Opinion

City of Winters v. Bethune

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided November 24, 1937No. 8543PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BAUGH, Justice.

Appeal is from a judgment, based upon special issue verdict of a jury, in favor of appellee against appellant, for damages for personal injuries sustained by her on July 4, 1934, in a fall on a sidewalk in said city, which the jury found the city had negligently permitted to become unsafe for the use of pedestrians. Appellee sustained a dislocated shoulder and a broken collar bone. The jury found damages in her favor in the sum of $2,500, and no complaint is made by appellant that such sum is in any way excessive.

The injury occurred in front of Hardin Lumber Company’s place of…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Gussie Fox v. Dallas Hotel Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1922
  2. Sproles v. RosenTexas Supreme Court · 1935
  3. Temple Trust Co. v. StobaughCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1933
  4. Jordon v. Morten Investment Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1936
  5. New Nueces Hotel Co. v. SorensonTexas Supreme Court · 1934

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. North Alamo Water Supply Corp. v. Texas Department of HealthCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1992
  2. Carpenter v. Town & Country Bank, Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)1991
  3. Texas Cities Gas Co. v. DickensCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1941
  4. Gulf, C. & S. F. Ry. Co. v. BouchillonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1945
  5. Southern Underwriters v. WeldonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1940

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