TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY v. DAWSON

No. 16130.

360 S.W.2d 860 (1962)

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, Appellant, v. Guy William DAWSON, Jr., Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

September 28, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., and John J. Orvis, Asst. Dist. Atty., Dallas, for appellant.

Will Wilson, Atty. Gen., and F. R. Booth, Asst. Atty. Gen., amicus curiae.

Cookston & Wise, Dallas, for appellee.


DIXON, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment of a County Court reversing and setting aside an order of the Texas Department of Public Safety suspending the automobile driver's license of appellee, Guy William Dawson, Jr. pursuant to Art. 6701h, Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. The Statute is known as the Safety Responsibility Law.

On October 6, 1961, a car driven by Dawson ran into and injured Herbert H. Mangum on a street in the City of Dallas, Texas. On October...

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