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LATIOLAIS v. LATIOLAIS

No. 6498.

361 S.W.2d 252 (1962)

Warren J. LATIOLAIS, Appellant. v. Mardell Newton LATIOLAIS, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Beaumont.

Rehearing Denied October 3, 1962.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold Peterson, Beaumont, for appellant.

Keith, Mehaffy, McNicholas, & Weber, Beaumont, for appellee.

HIGHTOWER, Chief Justice.

This appeal presents the sole question, novel in Texas, of whether or not one spouse may recover damages of the other by reason of a premarital tort. The parties are designated as in the trial court.

On September 16, 1958, plaintiff, Warren J. Latiolais, was riding in a pickup truck owned by plaintiff's brother. The truck was being driven by plaintiff's financee, Mardell Newton, when it got out of control and overturned on a public...

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