CITY OF HOUSTON v. SHILLING

No. 12205.

235 S.W.2d 929 (1950)

CITY OF HOUSTON v. SHILLING.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Galveston.

Rehearing Denied December 14, 1950.

Second Motion for Rehearing Denied January 4, 1951.

Third Motion for Rehearing Denied January 25, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Will Sears, Houston, Richard H. Burks, Houston, and Austin F. Anderson, City Atty., and W. Ray Scruggs, Asst. City Atty., of San Antonio, for appellant.

Bracewell & Tunks, J. S. Bracewell and Joe H. Reynolds, all of Houston, for appellee.


GRAVES, Justice.

Appellee, Mrs. Birdie Shilling, instituted this suit in the District Court of Harris County, Texas, against the City of Houston, appellant, to recover damages for personal injuries received in a collision between an automobile, which was being driven by appellee, and a garbage truck, which was engaged in collecting garbage in the City of Houston, and operated by one of its employees. As the result of a trial to a jury, judgment was rendered in favor...

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