Legal Opinion
State v. Houdaille Industries, Inc.
Texas Supreme Court
Decided May 26, 1982No. C-581Published
1Opinion of the Court
632 S.W.2d 723 (1982)
STATE of Texas, Petitioner,
v.
HOUDAILLE INDUSTRIES, INC., d/b/a Houdaille-Duvall-Wright, Respondent.
No. C-581.
Supreme Court of Texas.
May 26, 1982.
Mark White, Atty. Gen., James R. Meyers and Jose Manuel Rangel, Asst. Attys. Gen., Austin, for petitioner.
Susman & McGowan, Robert A. Rowland, III, Susan A. Ohsfeldt, Houston, for respondent.
POPE, Justice.
The question presented is whether the State of Texas, in a suit to recover civil penalties authorized by section 16(b) of article 911b,[1] the Motor Carrier Act, had to allege and prove that the violation was done with knowledge…
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2Cases cited34 opinions
- United States Ex Rel. Marcus v. HessSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- United States v. DotterweichSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- United States v. BalintSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Texas Department of Corrections v. HerringTexas Supreme Court · 1974
- Pennington v. SingletonTexas Supreme Court · 1980
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