Legal Opinion
Tyler Mirror & Glass Company v. Simpkins
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided October 13, 1966No. 220PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUNAGAN, Chief Justice.
Ollie Simpkins and his wife, Zodie, brought this suit against Tyler Mirror & Glass Company and its employee, Alan Mauldin, for damages allegedly sustained by Zodie Simpkins when she was struck by a truck driven by defendant Mauldin. Several acts of negligence on the part of defendant Mauldin were alleged to be the proximate cause of various injuries sustained by Zodie Simpkins on the date in question. Plaintiffs sought damages against defendant Mauldin individually and from Tyler Mirror & Glass Company under the doctrine of respondeat superior.
The case was tried to a…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Commonwealth v. DavisTexas Supreme Court · 1942
- Texas Employers' Insurance v. MallardTexas Supreme Court · 1944
- Maryland Casualty Co. v. HearksTexas Supreme Court · 1945
- Dallas Consolidated Electric Street Railway Co. v. MotwillerTexas Supreme Court · 1908
- Texas & Pacific Railway Company v. Van ZandtTexas Supreme Court · 1958
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- Gerald G. Reicheneder v. Skaggs Drug CenterCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Greyhound Lines, Inc. v. CraigCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1968
- Miracle v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
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