Legal Opinion
Gandy v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided November 23, 1960No. 13663PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POPE, Justice.
Lillie Ruth Gandy sued Southwestern Bell Telephone Company for injuries to her hearing caused by an explosive sound on the line while she was talking on defendant’s telephone. Whether the court correctly ruled that there was no evidence is the point before us, and in such a case we must view the evidence most favorably in behalf of the plaintiff. White v. White, 141 Tex. 328, 172 S.W.2d 295.
Plaintiff pleaded negligence in general terms under res ipsa loquitur. After plaintiff introduced her evidence, the defendant moved for an instructed verdict which was overruled. Defendant…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Sweeney v. ErvingSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- White v. WhiteTexas Supreme Court · 1943
- Honea, by Next Friend v. Coca Cola Bot. Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1944
- Davis v. CastileTexas Commission of Appeals · 1924
- Woods v. TownsendTexas Supreme Court · 1946
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Richard L. Shafer and Joan H. Shafer, Husband and Wife v. The Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964
- McDowell v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1976
- Smith v. KoenningCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1965
- Verette v. Travelers Indemnity Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1982
- Otis Elevator Company v. BondCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1963
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