Legal Opinion

Linn v. Nored

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided October 25, 1939No. 8819PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BLAIR, Justice.

Appellant, William V. Linn, sued appel-lee, Gene Nored, for damages for personal injuries sustained when appellee drove his automobile in which appellant was riding into the rear end of a trailer attached to a truck, which was being operated on the same highway at a slow rate of speed, and traveling in the same direction of the automobile at the time of the accident. At the conclusion of the evidence the court instructed a verdict for appellee; hence this appeal.

The decision in the case turns upon the question of whether appellant was the guest of appellee within the meaning of…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Texas Pacific Coal & Oil Co. v. RobertsonTexas Supreme Court · 1935
  2. Napier v. MooneyhamCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1936
  3. Chaplowe v. PowsnerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1934
  4. Flynn v. LewisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1919
  5. Balian v. OgassinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1931

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3Cited by37 opinions

  1. Burt v. LochausenTexas Supreme Court · 1952
  2. Harbin v. SealeTexas Supreme Court · 1970
  3. Bowman v. PuckettTexas Supreme Court · 1945
  4. Hasbrook v. WingateOhio Supreme Court · 1949
  5. Rogers v. BlakeTexas Supreme Court · 1951

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