WALLACE v. WALLACE

No. 4467.

466 S.W.2d 416 (1971)

Herbert WALLACE, Appellant, v. Sammy Dean WALLACE, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Eastland.

Rehearing Denied May 7, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George Busch, Laurence L. Priddy, Fort Worth, for appellant.

George R. Edwards, Dallas, for appellee.


McCLOUD, Chief Justice.

The question to be decided is whether a father may sue his unemancipated minor child for personal injuries sustained by the father as a result of ordinary negligence of the minor. Appellant, Herbert Wallace, alleged he was injured when appellee, Sammy Dean Wallace, appellant's unemancipated minor son, negligently backed a car belonging to appellant out of a private drive and struck appellant. The trial court granted appellee, the minor son...

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