Legal Opinion
McKnight v. Calvert
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided December 12, 2017No. 01-16-00429-CVPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMichael Massengale, Justice
This is an appeal from a personal-injury lawsuit filed after a car wreck. Appellee Matthew Calvert ran a stop sign in a residential neighborhood, injuring appellant Phillip McKnight. Calvert admitted his failure to stop, but he claimed he couldn't see the sign because it was covered by trees.
McKnight and his wife, Tami Johnson, sued Calvert to recover damages caused by the accident. Calvert, in turn, designated the City of Houston and the owners of adjacent property as responsible third parties, arguing that the accident was caused by their negligent failure to maintain the sign by trimming…
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