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· 7/1/1856

State v. White

Citations

  • 17 Tex. 242

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • applying Massachusetts Rule because precipitation had been falling intermittently throughout the day, including immediately before the plaintiff’s fall
  • affirming judgment notwithstanding the verdict in favor of defendant in “slip and fall” case
  • “To hold that a duty exists to make a parking lot safe as precipitation falls from the sky would be to create a duty which would be virtually impossible to perform.”

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Judges: Wheeler

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