Legal Opinion
City of Houston v. Wolverton
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided July 15, 1954No. 3173PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McDONALD, Chief Justice.
This is a consolidation of 2 suits growing out of an automobile collision 2 miles south of Huntsville on Highway 75. Plaintiffs sued the City of Houston for damages, for the death of Lois .Whitt, and for personal. injuries to Ruby Turner resulting from a collision between the car in which Miss Whitt and Mrs. Turner were riding, and an automobile- owned by the City of Houston and being driven by Robert Wood, a milk inspector employed by the Health Department of the City of Houston.
Wood lived in Madisonville and was charged with inspecting dairies in some 8 counties…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- City of Amarillo v. WareTexas Supreme Court · 1931
- City of Houston v. ShillingTexas Supreme Court · 1951
- City of Port Arthur v. WallaceTexas Supreme Court · 1943
- Oklahoma City v. FosterSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1926
- City of Tulsa v. WashingtonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1952
3Cited by4 opinions
- City of Houston v. WolvertonTexas Supreme Court · 1955
- Pontarelli Trust Ex Rel. Pontarelli v. City of McAllenCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1971
- Herlihy Mid-Continent Company, and v. Bay City, a Municipal Corporation, AndCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1961
- City of Houston v. WolvertonTexas Supreme Court · 1955