Legal Opinion

Riggs v. the Haden Co.

Texas Supreme Court

Decided May 13, 1936No. 7022PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. Judge GERMAN

delivered the opinion of the Commission of Appeals, Section A.

In the District Court of Harris County plaintiff in error, William Riggs, was awarded a judgment against defendant in error, The Haden Company, for damages on account of the death of his son, Jimmy Riggs. The boy was killed as a result of being struck by a truck driven by one Maurice Robertson. Judgment in favor of plaintiff in error against Robertson was affirmed by the Court of Civil Appeals and no appeal is prosecuted therefrom. The judgment as against The Haden Company was by the Court of Civil Appeals reversed…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Smith Bros., Inc. v. O'BryanTexas Supreme Court · 1936
  2. Security Union Ins. Co. v. McLeodTexas Commission of Appeals · 1931
  3. Brownrigg ex rel. Brownrigg v. Allvine Dairy Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1933
  4. Manning v. Texas Employers' Ins. Ass'nCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1933
  5. Haden Co. v. RiggsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1935

3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Steven Painter Tonya Wright, Individually and as Representative of the Estate of Earl A. Wright, III, Virginia Weaver, Individually and as Next Friend of A.A.C., a Minor And Tabitha R. Rosello, Individually and as Representative of the Estate of Albert Carillo v. Amerimex Drilling I, Ltd.Texas Supreme Court · 2018
  2. Empire Gas & Fuel Co. v. MueggeTexas Supreme Court · 1940
  3. Industrial Indemnity Exchange v. SouthardTexas Supreme Court · 1942
  4. Eagle Trucking Co. v. Texas Bitulithic Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1981
  5. Gannon v. Baker, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1992

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