TEXAS HIGHWAY DEPT. v. BROUSSARD

No. 18451.

615 S.W.2d 326 (1981)

TEXAS HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT and State of Texas, Appellant, v. Charles BROUSSARD, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Fort Worth.

Rehearing Denied May 21, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark White, Atty. Gen. of Texas, and Harold G. Kennedy, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, for appellant.

Kelsey, Wood, Gregory & Banks and Ronald L. Phillips, Denton, for appellee.


OPINION

MASSEY, Chief Justice.

Charles Broussard, plaintiff, obtained substantial amount by judgment against defendants for personal injuries resultant from the wrecking of his dump-truck. Defendants Texas Highway Department and State of Texas have appealed therefrom.

Reversed; judgment rendered that Broussard take nothing by his suit for personal injuries.

The time of the event in question antedated the comparative negligence statute, so...

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