City of Tyler v. Ingram

This suit was brought by Mrs. Clara Belle Ingram against the City of Tyler, to recover damages for injuries sustained by her as a result of the collapse of a section of temporary bleachers, in which she was sitting during a pageant conducted by the Texas Rose Festival Association, a private corporation. Based upon the answers of the jury to special issues, the trial court rendered judgment for plaintiff against the City of Tyler for $18,456.00; which judgment was affirmed by the Court of Civil Appeals,. 157 S. W. (2d) 184. A writ of error was granted.

The controlling question presented here is…