Legal Opinion
In Re Nueces County, Texas, Road District No. 4
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided June 10, 1959No. A. B. 184PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALLRED, District Judge.
On April 20, 1956, Samuel J. Thomas drove his Chrysler Sedan on board the Nellie B, a ferryboat owned and operated by Nueces County Road District No. 4 (hereafter called Road District). Thomas was accompanied by his wife, Inez, and by his brother, Leo, and Leo’s wife, Lena May Thomas. The Thomas-es had gone aboard the ferry as fare paying passengers to be conveyed across navigable waters from a landing slip at Harbor Island, Texas, to Aransas Pass on Mustang Island.
Thomas drove his automobile in a normal manner into the center lane as directed by a ferry deckhand and…
2Cases cited49 opinions
- Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. HawnSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- The HarrisburgSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Ex Parte State of New York, No. 1Supreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Petty v. Tennessee-Missouri Bridge CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- The Tungus v. SkovgaardSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Lauritzen v. Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel DistrictDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1966
- Adams v. Harris County, TexasDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1970
- Gross v. Washington State FerriesWashington Supreme Court · 1961
- Fesal v. Hutchinson CountyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1969
- Glen Ridge I Condominiums, Ltd. v. Federal Savings & Loan Insurance Corp., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1987
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