City of Houston v. Hruska

TIREY, Justice.

This action is grounded on the common law relating to master and servant. Ap-pellee, an employee of the City of Houston, brought this suit for damages because of injuries sustained by him while working in the street repair division of the Department of Public Works of the City of Houston. The City of Houston presented its motion for an instructed verdict at the close of plaintiff’s evidence and presented a second motion for instructed verdict at the close of all the evidence, both motions being overruled.

The jury in its verdict found substantially that the written report for…