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RECESSED REGULAR MEETING
100 P.M.
Lubbock, Texa
March 13, 195
Present: Mayor Pro-tem Harry Morris, Commissioners Hurley Carpenter and Lucian Thomas,
Assistant City Attorney Bill Somers and City Secretary -Treasurer Lavenia Lowe.
Absent: Mayor Murrell R. Tripp, Commissioner L. E. Davis, City Attorney Vaughn E. Wilson
and City Manager Steve Matthews.
This meeting was called for the purpose of consideration of payment of the Judgement against
the City of Lubbock in the Court Case styled; Truman Green eVal vs. City of Lubbock, No. 1123 -
United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Lubbock Division. This
Suit was occasioned by an accident in which shela Green was involved said accident having occurr-
ed on April 9, 1950, in Wagner Park, Lubbock, Texas; Judge Joseph B. Dooley having entered
final judgement as per mandate of the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Fort
Worth, Texas.
Motion was made by Commissioner Thomas, seconded by Commissioner Carpenter, motion carried,
Mayor Pro-tem Morris, and Commissioners Thomas and Carpenter voting Yea, none voting Play,
that authorization be -hereby given that: In accordance with the Judgement in Cause No. 1123
in the United States District Court for the Northern District„s, Lubbock Division,
that the City Finance Officer be hereby authorized to issue /payRgto.'
1. Truman Green and Brummett, Brummett and Salyers in the total amount of $3,690.59
in full payment and satisfaction of judgement rendered March 4, 1953 in favor
of Truman Green against the City of Lubbock in Civil Action No. 1123 in the
District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Texas, Lubbock
Division, said amount representing the principal amounts �C9.us six
percent (6%) interest thereon from October 5 1951/p 1?Sds warded
and payable to Truman Green in the amount of 6323.63.
2. George W. Parker, Clerk of the District Court of the United States for the
Northern District of Texas, Lubbock Division, in the amount of $16,296.98 for
and on behalf of Shela Green, a minor, Plaintiff in Civil Action No. 1123;
Truman Greer; et al vs. City of Lubbock, United States District Court for the
Northern District of Texas, in full payment and satisfaction of judgement
rendered by said Court March 4, 1953, which amount represents the principal
of such judgement in her behalf, being $15,000.00 plus interest thereon at the
rate of 6% from October 5, 1951 to March 15, 1953.
No business coming for further consideration, the City Commission recessed to meet
March 16, 1953, at 10:00 A.M.
Read and approved this the 9th day of April , 1953.
ATTEST:
Ci y Secret$ Treasurer.
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urrell W. Tripp, MAYOR
Harry Morris, Mayor Pro -tern