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CITY OF HOUSTON v. CELAYA

No. 14481.

390 S.W.2d 542 (1965)

The CITY OF HOUSTON, Appellant, v. Charles CELAYA et ux., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas. Houston.

Rehearing Denied May 27, 1965.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Wildenthal, Jr., City Atty., Edgar Pfeil, Sr. Asst. City Atty., Herbert M. Beazley, Asst. City Atty., Houston, for appellant.

Frank T. Abraham, Bill Allen, Houston, Brown, Kronzer, Abraham, Watkins & Steely, Houston, of counsel, for appellees.

COLEMAN, Justice.

Appellees sued to recover damages for personal injuries sustained when their automobile was struck from the rear by a garbage truck belonging to the City of Houston while they were stopped at a traffic signal.

Judgment was entered for the appellees based on jury findings that the brakes on the truck were defective; that the City of Houston garage negligently failed to make proper inspection of the truck prior to the collision, which was a...

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