AbstractsLaw & Legal Studies

Liability of Texas Municipalities Under Torts For Construction, Maintenance and Repair of Streets and Sidewalks

by Edwin Bill Waits




Institution: North Texas State Teachers College
Department:
Year: 1942
Keywords: municipal corporations; streets; sidewalks; construction; Streets  – Texas  – Design and construction.; Sidewalks  – Texas  – Design and construction.; Streets  – Texas  – Maintenance and repair  – Safety measures.; Sidewalks  – Texas  – Maintenance and repair  – Safety measures.; Liability for traffic accidents – Texas.; Liability for slip and fall accidents – Texas.
Record ID: 1525180
Full text PDF: http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc75443/


Abstract

The purpose of this study is to make a survey of the liability of municipal corporations in Texas for the construction, repair, and maintenance of their streets and sidewalks, and for injuries sustained by the traveling public through defects in same.