Legal Opinion
Blankenship v. County of Galveston
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided August 3, 1989No. 01-88-01092PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
EVANS, Chief Justice.
Mrs. M. Yvonne Blankenship brought this personal injury action against the County of Galveston under the Texas Tort Claims Act, Tex.Civ.Prac. & Rem.Code Ann. secs. 101.001-101.109 (Vernon Supp. 1989), alleging that she slipped and fell while on the stairway of the Galveston Seawall. The trial court granted the County’s motion for a take-nothing summary judgment. Mrs. Blankenship appeals.
In Mrs. Blankenship’s petition, she alleged that in April 1986, while she was attempting to descend the stairway of the Galveston Seawall, she slipped on algae that had grown on the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- County of Harris v. EatonTexas Supreme Court · 1978
- Knight v. International Harvester Credit Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1982
- Harris County v. DowlearnCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1972
- State v. McBrideCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1980
- Turvey v. City of HoustonTexas Supreme Court · 1980
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- R.R. Street & Co. v. Pilgrim Enterprises, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 2005
- Cobb v. Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1998
- University of Texas Medical Branch v. DavidsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1994
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