ELLIS v. CITY OF SAN ANTONIO

No. 13653.

341 S.W.2d 508 (1960)

John ELLIS, Appellant, v. CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, San Antonio.

Rehearing Denied January 4, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Putman & Putman, San Antonio, for appellant.

Charles C. Cadena, City Attorney, P.S. Gross, Jr., Asst. City Attorney, San Antonio, for appellee.


MURRAY, Chief Justice.

John Ellis filed this suit against the City of San Antonio to recover damages for injuries sustained by his wife, Mary Ellis, while walking in a crosswalk in a downtown street. Her fall was alleged to have been caused by the defective condition of the street.

The city filed a motion for a summary judgment because Mary Ellis had not filed with the City Manager a written notice of her injuries within 90 days after her fall, stating when...

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