Legal Opinion

Wilkinson v. Stevison

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided September 27, 1973No. 7492PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KEITH, Justice.

The only question presented by this appeal is whether the decision in Graham v. Franco, 488 S.W.2d 390 (Tex.1972), renders inoperative the doctrine of joint enterprise and agency as applied between husband and wife.

Appellant, plaintiff below, owned the automobile in which she was riding at the time of the accident forming the basis of this suit. Plaintiff sustained injuries when her car, being driven by her husband, was in a collision with an automobile driven by the appellee, defendant below. The jury convicted the defendant of a single act of negligence proximately causing…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Gibbs v. General Motors CorporationTexas Supreme Court · 1970
  2. Satterfield v. SatterfieldTexas Supreme Court · 1969
  3. Graham v. FrancoTexas Supreme Court · 1972
  4. Straffus v. BarclayTexas Supreme Court · 1949
  5. McCormick v. Stowe Lumber CompanyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1962

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Shoemaker v. Estate of WhistlerTexas Supreme Court · 1974
  2. Wilkinson v. StevisonTexas Supreme Court · 1974
  3. Hortonv. City of ParagouldSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1974

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