City of Houston v. Watson

WERLEIN, Justice.

This suit was brought by Jim C. Watson, Jr., a minor, by and through his duly appointed guardian ad litem, and Jim C. Watson, Sr., father of said minor, to recover damages for severe personal injuries sustained by said minor on April 20, 1959, when the motor scooter he was riding in the 1200 block of Cheshire Street in the City of Houston struck a hole in the street, went out of control, fell to its side and caught fire. Pursuant to the verdict of the jury, which included findings that the occurrence was proximately caused by the City’s failure to make proper inspection of…