KERBY v. ABILENE CHRISTIAN COLLEGE

No. 4475.

470 S.W.2d 311 (1971)

James Ray KERBY, Appellant, v. ABILENE CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Eastland.

July 23, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robinson, Wilson & Holloway, James E. Robinson, Abilene, for appellant.

Willoughby, Pope, Dickenson, Batjer & Glandon, Roger L. Glandon, McMahon, Smart, Sprain, Wilson & Camp, Wagstaff, Alvis, Alvis, Cochran & Leonard, David G. Stubbeman, Abilene, for appellee.


WALTER, Justice.

James Ray Kerby filed suit against Abilene Christian College, a charitable non-profit institution, for damages resulting from an automobile collision. The collision occurred on May 21, 1968. The court sustained a plea in abatement filed by the College alleging charitable immunity. Kerby has appealed and contends that the doctrine of charitable immunity is completely abrogated. We sustain his point of error.

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