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ADAMS v. HARRIS COUNTY

No. 1227.

530 S.W.2d 606 (1975)

Frederick P. ADAMS, Appellant, v. HARRIS COUNTY, Texas, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th. Dist.).

Rehearing Denied November 19, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. James Kronzer, Rockne Onstad, Kronzer, Abraham & Watkins, Houston, for appellant.

Joe Resweber, County Atty., Gus Drake, Asst. County Atty., Houston, for appellee.

TUNKS, Chief Justice.

Appellant Frederick Adams was injured on March 26, 1967 while riding a motorcycle on a drawbridge operated by Harris County across Cedar Bayou. He sued the county in federal district court, claiming federal maritime jurisdiction. By order of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, the cause was dismissed for want of federal jurisdiction. Adams v. Harris County, 452 F.2d 994 (5th Cir....

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