CITY OF HOUSTON v. EDMAN

No. 16163.

498 S.W.2d 464 (1973)

CITY OF HOUSTON, Appellant, v. Douglas F. EDMAN et ux., Appellees.

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

August 16, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William A. Olson, City, Atty., Willard E. Dollahon, Senior Asst., Houston, for appellant.

Funderburk & Bates, Robert D. Bates, Houston, for appellees.


EVANS, Justice.

In this automobile collision case appellant, City of Houston, asserts non-liability, contending that its vehicle was being used for a governmental, as distinguished from a proprietary function, at the time of its collision with appellee's vehicle. We do not agree and affirm the judgment of the trial court.

Stipulated facts show that the collision occurred as a result of the negligence of the City's employee, who ran a red light, and struck...

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