The Laws of Texas, 1937-1939 [Volume 31] Page: 104 of 1,313
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1832 RESOLUTIONS.
AUTHORIZING FIVE-DAY ADJOURNMENT.
H. C. R. No. 4.]
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION.
WHEREAS, The House has finally passed House Bill No. 6,
repealing race horse gambling in Texas; and
WHEREAS, The calendar of the House is now clear; therefore,
be it
RESOLVED with the consent of the Senate, That the House
be permitted to adjourn from Tuesday, June 1st, until 10:00
A. M. Monday, June 7, 1937.
Filed in Department of State, June 4, 1937, with the Governor's
signature.
AUTHORIZING H. J. BIRDSONG TO SUE STATE.
H. C. R. No. 8.]
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION.
WHEREAS, H. J. Birdsong, of Red River County, Texas, an
employee under the WPA Road Improvement Project of the
Detroit-Woodland Public Road in Red River County, Texas,
claims damages against the State Highway Department of Texas
and/or the State of Texas for injuries sustained to his left foot
and ankle as a result of a State Highway Department truck,
using said road for traffic purposes in transferring road materials
from one point to another, and driven by an employee
of the State Highway Department, to wit, Ernest McPeek, running
over the said left foot and ankle of the claimant on the
16th day of December, A. D. 1935, said injury occurring about
one-half mile north of what is known as the Bud Ward Place,
on the said Detroit-Woodland Public Road, in Red River County,
Texas, and totally and permanently injuring claimant in so far
as his left foot and ankle are concerned; and
WHEREAS, The said claimant contends that the damages
suffered by him as a result of said injury were directly and
proximately caused by the negligence of the State Highway
Department of Texas, and its employee or employees, in driving
a State Highway Department truck too near to men at work
upon said road project, and failing to stop upon being signalled
by WPA Road Project foreman to stop, and as a result thereof
injuring the claimant in the manner as hereinabove described,
claimant having his back to the approach of said State Highway
Department truck and not seeing same nor being aware
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Gammel, Hans Peter Mareus Neilsen. The Laws of Texas, 1937-1939 [Volume 31], book, 1939; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth18824/m1/104/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .