Legal Opinion
Vaughan & Sons, Inc. v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided June 15, 1983No. 6-81-058-CRPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUTCHINSON, Justice.
Appellant, Vaughan & Sons, Inc., a Texas corporation, was tried before a jury in Harris County for the offense of Criminally Negligent Homicide by way of an Information that alleged that it, acting through two of its employees, caused the death of two individuals in a motor vehicle collision. Appellant was convicted and assessed a fine of $5,000.00 by the trial court.
Appellant by its first ground of error contends that the Penal Code provisions for the prosecution of corporations and other artificial legal entities do not extend to any type of criminal homicide and that…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Overt v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1924
- Commonwealth v. McIlwain School Bus Lines, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- State v. Lehigh Valley RailroadSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1917
- Judge Lynch International Book & Publishing Co. v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1919
3Cited by6 opinions
- VAUGHAN AND SONS INC. v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
- Granite Construction Co. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1983
- Sabine Consolidated, Inc. v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1991
- Vaughan & Sons, Inc. v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1988
- VAUGHAN AND SONS INC. v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
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