Legal Opinion

Garza v. Sumrall

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided May 5, 1954No. 12679PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

POPE, Justice.

The. trial court granted a summary judgment on defendants’ motion which asserted that plaintiff’s action for -personal injuries was barred by the two-year statute of limitations.

The plaintiff, Paulino Garza, sustained personal injuries while riding in a truck on February 5, 1949. The truck belonged to defendant Sumrall and was driven at the time of the accident by Reyes Anaya..-Anaya drove the truck into a filling station, the roof of which was not high enough to clear the loaded truck, and the plaintiff who was riding on top of the load was injured. The present action was filed…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Fidelity Union Casualty Co. v. Texas Power & Light Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1931
  2. Texas Employers' Ins. Ass'n v. Texas & P. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1939
  3. Webster v. IsbellCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1934
  4. Garza v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1952
  5. Webster v. IsbellTexas Supreme Court · 1937

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Campbell v. Sonford Chemical CompanyTexas Supreme Court · 1972
  2. Mirven Collier v. Allstate Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
  3. Campbell v. Sonford Chemical CompanyTexas Supreme Court · 1972

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