HATCHER v. CITY OF GALVESTON

No. 01-88-00872-CV.

775 S.W.2d 37 (1989)

Alexander HATCHER, Appellant v. The CITY OF GALVESTON, Appellee.

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

July 20, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack D. Ewing, Jr., Galveston, for appellant.

Fred D. Raschke, Ronald E. Braswell, Mills, Shirley, Eckel, & Bassett, Galveston, for appellee.

Before O'CONNOR, WARREN and COHEN, JJ.


O'CONNOR, Justice.

Plaintiff, Alexander Hatcher, sued Houston Lighting & Power and the City of Galveston for negligence. The trial court granted Galveston's motion for summary judgment, severed the action, and entered a final judgment in favor of the City. Plaintiff attacks that summary judgment in this appeal.

On August 5, 1983, while jogging along a street in Galveston, plaintiff fell into a three-feet deep hole. Over a year later, on August 10, 1984...

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