STANDARD COFFEE CO. v. TRIPPET

No. 9070.

108 F.2d 161 (1939)

STANDARD COFFEE CO., Inc., v. TRIPPET et al.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied January 15, 1940.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert G. Payne, of Dallas, Tex., for appellant.

S. A. Crowley, of Fort Worth, Tex., and Jake Tirey, of Waco, Tex., for appellees.

Before HUTCHESON, HOLMES, and McCORD, Circuit Judges.


McCORD, Circuit Judge.

On July 28, 1938, Joseph Dennis Trippet was killed when the car he was driving collided head-on with a truck owned and operated by Standard Coffee Company, Incorporated. The accident occurred on a hill on the highway between Lufkin and Nacogdoches, Texas. The upgrade was such that drivers could not see approaching cars until they were within a short distance of the crest of the hill. The driver of the Standard Coffee Company truck had driven...

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