Case Name: Van Bowie v. City of Houston
Court: Supreme Court of Texas
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1953-10-07
Citations: 152 Tex. 533
Docket Number: No. A-4347
Parties: Van Bowie v. City of Houston.
Judges: 
Reporter: Texas Reports
Volume: 152
Pages: 533–534

Head Matter:
Van Bowie v. City of Houston.
No. A-4347.
Decided October 7, 1953.
(261 S. W. 2d Series 450)
Al Sckulman a/nd Simon Frank, both of Houston, for petitioner.
Will Sears, City Attorney, and DeWitt Reagan, Assistant City Attorney, both of Houston, for respondent.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
The petitioner presented to the Court of Civil Appeals two points of error, as follows:
"Point I. The trial court erred in dismissing Appellant's Petition inasmuch as a city is engaged in a proprietary function while constructing a sewage disposal plant and is liable for its negligent acts."
"Point II. The trial court erred in dismissing Appellant's cause of action for the reason that Appellant's Petition alleges in effect that the City of Houston was conducting a nuisance for which it is liable."
Both points of error were overruled by the Court of Civil appeals, 259 S.W. 2d 765, but only the ruling on the first point is brought here for review.
We are satisfied that the judgment of the Court of Civil Appeals is a correct one and that the opinion of that Court correctly declares the law on the point of error before us, but inasmuch as we have no jurisdiction of the second point our order must be: Application refused, no reversible error.
Opinion delivered October 7, 1953.