Legal Opinion

Dixon v. Burling

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided April 7, 1955No. 12828PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HAMBLEN, Chief Justice.

This suit arose as a result of an automobile collision which occurred at the intersection of 20th Street and Lawrence Street in the City of Houston. Appellant, who was plaintiff in the trial court, was travel-ling West on 20th Street, and appellee was travelling South on Lawrence. The impact occurred in the intersection which was not controlled by traffic signs or signals. Trial was to a jury which in response to special issues submitted, found the appellee negligent in failing to apply the brakes on her automobile, which was a proximate cause of the collision, and…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Rankin v. Nash-Texas Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1937
  2. Dallas Railway & Terminal Co. v. JarvisTexas Supreme Court · 1954

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Bolstad v. EglesonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1959
  2. Polasek v. QuiniusCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1969
  3. Davis Transport, Inc. v. BolstadCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1956
  4. Lynch v. RickettsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1957
  5. MacKey v. Gulf Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1969

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