Legal Opinion
Vandyke v. Austin Independent School District
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided February 9, 1977No. 12459PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’QUINN, Justice.
Helen M. Vandyke brought this lawsuit in October of 1972 against the Austin Independent School District and Thomas Gris-wold Seale for personal injuries sustained when her automobile was struck from the rear by a school bus, owned by the school district and driven by Seale. Defendants answered with claims of contributory negligence and unavoidable accident.
Trial was to the court without a jury. The court entered judgment for defendants and found that plaintiff failed to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that Seale was negligent. The court further found-that defendants…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Company v. DeenTexas Supreme Court · 1958
- Rankin v. Nash-Texas Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1937
- Renshaw v. CountessCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1956
- Miller v. WagonerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1962
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- Honts v. Shaw, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1998
- Pearson v. DeBoer, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2003
- Wright v. Wright, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1985
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