Cooper v. City of Abilene

GRISSOM, Chief Justice.

J. H. Cooper and wife sued the City of Abilene. They alleged the City was liable for injuries sustained by Mrs. Cooper when she stepped into a ditch at night. They alleged that the Coopers were attending a meeting at a school and when Mrs. Cooper alighted from a car she stepped into a ■ditch and fell. Ten days after the alleged injury the Coopers’ attorney wrote the City as follows:

“The Mayor and City Commissioners City of Abilene PO Box 60 Abilene, Texas.

Gentlemen:

This is to advise you of the claim of J. H. Cooper of Abilene, Texas, for injuries sustained by his wife,…