GOBEL v. CITY OF HOUSTON

No. 15622.

455 S.W.2d 776 (1970)

John R. GOBEL et ux., Appellants, v. CITY OF HOUSTON et al., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

Rehearing Denied June 18, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Holloway, Houston, for appellants.

Wm. A. Olson, City Atty., Homer T. Bouldin, Senior Asst. City Atty., Houston, for appellees.


COLEMAN, Justice.

This is a suit for damage sustained in a collision, which happened while appellants' vehicle was stopped at a traffic control signal. A judgment for the appellees was entered on the verdict of a jury, after the court instructed for the City on the basis of governmental immunity. This accident happened prior to the effective date of the Texas Torts Claim Act.

John R. Gobel, his wife, and child were stopped for a traffic light on Montrose Boulevard...

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