Legal Opinion

Southerland v. Porter

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided May 31, 1960No. 6967PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CHAPMAN, Justice.

This is a common-law negligence action brought by appellees, Leon Porter and wife, JoAnn Porter, against appellant, L. E. Southerland, for property damages occasioned by appellant’s truck, being driven by him, colliding with appellees’ house trailer left standing on what appellees have referred to as the shoulder of United States Highway 282 between Benjamin and Guthrie because of a flat tire on said trailer. The house trailer had been stopped on the right paved “shoulder” of the highway and red reflectors put out. There were no personal injuries involved on either side.…

2Cases cited51 opinions

  1. Barrington v. DuncanTexas Supreme Court · 1943
  2. Ramirez v. AckerTexas Supreme Court · 1940
  3. Walker v. Texas Employers' Insurance AssociationTexas Supreme Court · 1956
  4. Gulf Paving Co. v. LofstedtTexas Supreme Court · 1945
  5. Maryland Casualty Co. v. HearksTexas Supreme Court · 1945

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Arrington v. PaschallCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1961
  2. Dorn v. CartwrightCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1965
  3. City of Shamrock v. HrnciarCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1970
  4. LeNoble v. Weber, Hall, Cobb and Caudle, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1973
  5. Patton v. CallawayCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1975

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