Legal Opinion

Bledsoe v. City of Amarillo

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided September 9, 1940No. 5189PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FOLLEY, Justice.

The appellant, C. B. Bledsoe, filed this suit against the City of Amarillo seeking damages .for personal injuries alleged to have been received by him when he slipped 'and fell on Eighth Avenue in the City of Amarillo. The trial court sustained a general demurrer to 'appellant’s petition and, upon his refusal to amend, dismissed the suit.

The appellant alleged that on the 18th day of September, 1937, about eight or nine o’clock A. M. he was walking eastward on West Eighth Avenue between Madison and Monroe Streets-⅛ the City of Amarillo where there was no sidewalk on either side…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. BighamTexas Supreme Court · 1896
  2. Seale. v. Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe R'y Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1886
  3. San Antonio & A. P. Ry. Co. v. BehneTexas Commission of Appeals · 1921
  4. Waggoner v. KnightTexas Commission of Appeals · 1921
  5. City of Vernon v. LismanTexas Commission of Appeals · 1929

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. City of Bryan v. JenkinsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1952
  2. Parker Food Stores, Inc. v. PierceCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1964
  3. Davidson v. Methodist Hospital of DallasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1961
  4. Gehring v. StrakosCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1961
  5. Gouna v. O'NeillCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1941

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