Scott v. McElroy
Court of Appeals of Texas
1DissentMurray, Chief Justice
I do not concur in the opinion of the majority and here state my reasons for dissent.
The undisputed, disinterested evidence in this case shows that Scott, Jr., was driving his car at a slow rate of speed straight down the right traffic lane of Interstate Highway 35, within the City Limits of New Braunfels, when he was struck from the rear by a car being driven by McElroy, Jr. This highway is divided and the east half, forty feet wide, is reserved for traffic going north. Thus it will be seen that there were some twenty-two feet of open, unobstructed, level and unoccupied paved highway to…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Joske v. IrvineTexas Supreme Court · 1898
- Rankin v. Nash-Texas Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1937
- Le Sage v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1940
- Kuykendall v. DooseCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1953
- Dewhurst v. South Texas Rendering Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1950
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