Legal Opinion
City of Houston v. George
Texas Supreme Court
Decided March 22, 1972No. B-2726PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REAVLEY, Justice.
The City of Houston was sued by the parents of an eleven year old boy who drowned in water located in a garbage disposal area. The trial court entered judgment for the City when plaintiffs rested their presentation of evidence, but the court of civil appeals reversed and remanded for trial. 465 S.W.2d 387. We find no escape from the rules of municipal immunity from liability and uphold the decision of the trial court.
On the afternoon of May 8, 1967 Victor Roy George joined two playmates after his fifth grade classes had recessed; they first rode their bicycles to Blue Ridge…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- City of Fort Worth v. Lee, GuardianTexas Supreme Court · 1945
- Gotcher v. City of FarmersvilleTexas Supreme Court · 1941
- Braun v. Trustees of Victoria Independent School Dist.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1938
- City of Fort Worth v. WigginsTexas Commission of Appeals · 1928
- City of Fort Worth v. GeorgeCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1937
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Jezek v. City of MidlandTexas Supreme Court · 1980
- Lawrence v. City of Wichita FallsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1995
- Callaway v. City of OdessaCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1980
- Schneider v. City of Cuero, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1988
- Bragg v. City of DallasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1980
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