Legal Opinion
Gravely v. Lewisville Independent School District
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided January 23, 1986No. 2-85-111-CVPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JORDAN, Justice.
Appellant was injured when bleachers at Milliken Middle School in Lewisville, Texas collapsed while she was watching her grandson play basketball in a Lewisville Independent School District sponsored game between Milliken Middle School and Hedrick Middle School. She sued the school district for damages as a result of those injuries, claiming that the basketball game was of a proprietary character. She had no connection with either school but was simply a spectator who had paid an admission fee to see the game. Appellant also sued the manufacturer of the bleachers, but…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Barr v. BernhardTexas Supreme Court · 1978
- Braun v. Trustees of Victoria Independent School Dist.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1938
- Treadaway v. Whitney Independent School Dist.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1947
- Garza Ex Rel. Garza v. Edinburg Consolidated Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1979
- McManus v. Anahuac Independent School District, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1984
3Cited by10 opinions
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- S.W., as Next Friend of A.W. v. Arlington Independent School District and Lindsey Foster, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2014
- Williams v. Chatman, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)1999
- Fowler v. Tyler Independent School District, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)2007
- Bridget Fowler and Phil Fowler v. Tyler Independent School District, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)2007
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