Legal Opinion

Scott v. McElroy

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided September 19, 1962No. 13925PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

POPE, Justice.

Charles W. Scott, Sr., plaintiff below, has appealed from a judgment upon a verdict which found that his nineteen-year-old son, Charles W. Scott, Jr., was contributor-ily negligent in an automobile collision by failing to keep a look-out, which negligence was a cause of the accident. Scott urges that (1) the findings about lookout have no support in the evidence, (2) are against the great weight of the evidence, and (3) the trial court improperly admitted evidence concerning the son’s record and conduct as a student. We affirm the judgment.

Scott, with two friends, was driving…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. In Re King's EstateTexas Supreme Court · 1951
  2. Le Sage v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1940
  3. Kuykendall v. DooseCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1953
  4. Bass v. StocktonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1951
  5. Jones v. DowneyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1962

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Dallas Transit Company v. YoungCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1963
  2. Berry v. Sunshine Laundries & Dry Cleaning Corp.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1965
  3. Boddy v. CanteauCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1969
  4. Cleaver v. Dresser IndustriesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1978
  5. Griffith v. HudspethCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1964

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