STRICKLAND v. CITY OF ODESSA

No. 5012.

268 S.W.2d 722 (1954)

STRICKLAND v. CITY OF ODESSA.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, El Paso.

April 28, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shelby H. Blaydes, Connell Ashley, Hart Johnson, Ft. Stockton, for appellant.

Walter H. Acreman, Asst. City Atty., Melvern G. McDonald, City Atty., Odessa, for appellee.


FRASER, Justice.

Mrs. Marybelle Strickland, a widow, as plaintiff, brought this suit against the City of Odessa, Texas, as defendant, to recover damages for the death of her husband, Jack Strickland, deceased, who died in a room known as "the tank" in the City Jail of Odessa, Texas, as the result of injuries inflicted upon him by other persons who were also confined in "the tank". Plaintiff alleged that "the tank" was a concrete room in the basement of the City Jail...

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