Legal Opinion
Whitworth v. Bynum
Texas Supreme Court
Decided July 10, 1985No. C-3547Published
1Opinion of the Court
699 S.W.2d 194 (1985)
L.D. WHITWORTH, Petitioner,
v.
Douglas BYNUM, Jr., Respondent.
No. C-3547.
Supreme Court of Texas.
July 10, 1985.
Rehearing Denied September 18, 1985.
Howard L. Nations, Zandra Anderson, Houston, for petitioner.
McLeod, Alexander, Powel and Apffel, Otto Hewitt, III and James L. Ware, Galveston, for respondent.
KILGARLIN, Justice.
The issue in this case is the constitutionality of the Texas Automobile Guest Statute. This lawsuit arose out of an automobile collision causing injuries to L.D. Whitworth while he was a passenger in Douglas Bynum's car. Whitworth sued Bynum, but because…
Also in this document: Dissent.
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