Legal Opinion
City of Amarillo v. Olive Copeland
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 2, 1955No. 15125_1PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUTCHESON, Chief Judge.
Brought by the widow of Dewey Copeland, deceased, an employee in the Street Department of the City of Amarillo, the suit was for his wrongful death as a result of being run over, by an automobile driven by one Ollie Kincaid, while Copeland was about his regular work in repairing the streets and curbs.
The claim was that his death was due to and caused by defendant’s negligence in failing in the particulars set out in the complaint to furnish him a safe place to work and particularly in not installing and maintaining suitable and sufficient barricades or barriers, and in…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Wheeler v. GlazerTexas Supreme Court · 1941
- Gattegno v. ParisianTexas Commission of Appeals · 1982
- Panhandle Gravel Co. v. WilsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1952
- Harbin v. City of BeaumontCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1940
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Grover J. Gibbs v. J. D. RandolphCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company v. W. J. Bourne, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955
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