Sparkman v. Maxwell

WALKER, Justice.

On the principal questions presented by this appeal, we hold that under the evidence: (1) the defendant driver of an automobile was not guilty of negligence as a matter of law in entering an intersection and attempting to make a left turn when the traffic signal controlling her movements showed a red arrow pointing to the left; and (2) the failure of the responsible city to correct the traffic signal within a reasonable time after notice that it was creating a risk of harm to the traveling public subjected the city to liability under the provisions of the Texas Tort Claims…