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Line 28: − + − − + − + − − Rollins was born to Joseph Guy Rollins and the former Ethel Stratton in Merit in Hunt County]] northeast of [[Dallas]] at the home of his maternal grandparents, Robert B. Stratton and the former Julia Hardy. Rollins graduated from Thomas Jefferson HIgh School in San Antonio. In 1938, he completed his bachelor's degree at [[Texas A&M University]] in [[College Station, Texas|College Station]]. He thereafter earned his law degree in 1941 from [[Southern Methodist University]] near Dallas.[2] − − − − − − During World War II, Rollins enlisted in the United States Navy even before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. From 1943–1945, he was the commanding officer of the U.S.S. Curlew AM 69. In October 1943, he directed a group of minesweepers that successfully cleared the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal of German submarine-laid naval mines which had shut down the waterway for two critical weeks of the war. Rollins received a Letter of Commendation for his "fine seamanship under difficult conditions". After the war, Rollins was active in the Naval Reserve for eleven years and was commanding officer of the Reserve Electronics Unit in Sherman in north Texas.[3]
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*(5) A linguist, Rollins spoke French, Spanish, and [[Germany|German]].}}
*(5) A linguist, Rollins spoke French, Spanish, and [[Germany|German]].}}
'''Joseph Guy Rollins, Jr.''', known as '''Joe Rollins,''' (April 21, 1918 &ndash November 2, 2008), known as Joe Rollins, was a prominent Texas [[attorney]] and civic leader, perhaps best known for his successful fight against a lawsuit[1] iregarding cost overruns and construction delays in the establishment of what became George Bush International Airport in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]].
'''Joseph Guy Rollins, Jr.''', known as '''Joe Rollins,''' (April 21, 1918 &ndash November 2, 2008), known as Joe Rollins, was a prominent Texas [[attorney]] and civic leader, perhaps best known for his successful fight against a lawsuit[1] regarding cost overruns and construction delays in the establishment of what later was renamed as George Bush International Airport in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]].
The plaintiff, R.F. Ball Construction Company of [[San Antonio]], protested that Houston municipal officials, the defendants represented by then assistant city attorney Rollins, made four hundred design changes for the airport terminals and caused the firm and its subcontractors serious losses. The airport opened in June 1969, more than two years behind schedule. Ball Construction maintained that the city-mandated changes increased construction costs from approximately $17 million to $28 million. The trial court ruled in favor of Ball Construction, but the judge reduced the requested $8 million in damages to $5.1 million. The 14th Court of Appeals unanimously reversed that ruling, and the Texas Supreme Court concurred with the appeals court.[2]
The plaintiff, R.F. Ball Construction Company of [[San Antonio]], protested that Houston municipal officials, the defendants represented by then assistant city attorney Rollins, made four hundred design changes for the airport terminals and caused the firm and its subcontractors serious losses. The airport opened in June 1969, more than two years behind schedule. Ball Construction maintained that the city-mandated changes increased construction costs from approximately $17 million to $28 million. The trial court ruled in favor of Ball Construction, but the judge reduced the requested $8 million in damages to $5.1 million. The 14th Court of Appeals unanimously reversed that ruling, and the Texas Supreme Court concurred with the appeals court.[2]
==Background==
==Background==
Rollins was born to Joseph Guy Rollins and the former Ethel Stratton in Merit in Hunt County]] northeast of [[Dallas]] at the home of his maternal grandparents, Robert B. Stratton and the former Julia Hardy. Rollins graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in San Antonio. In 1938, he completed his bachelor's degree at [[Texas A&M University]] in [[College Station, Texas|College Station]]. He thereafter earned his law degree in 1941 from [[Southern Methodist University]] near Dallas.[2]
During [[World War I]]I, Rollins enlisted in the [[United States Navy]] even before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. From 1943–1945, he was the commanding officer of the U.S.S. Curlew AM 69. In October 1943, he directed a group of minesweepers that successfully cleared the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal of German submarine-laid naval mines which had shut down the waterway for two critical weeks of the war. Rollins received a Letter of Commendation for his "fine seamanship under difficult conditions". After the war, Rollins was active in the Naval Reserve for eleven years and was commanding officer of the Reserve Electronics Unit in Sherman in north Texas.[3]
Legal career
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