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TWIN CITY LINES v. HOUCK

No. 5-872.

289 S.W.2d 198 (1956)

TWIN CITY LINES, Inc., Appellant, v. Gertrude HOUCK et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

Rehearing Denied April 30, 1956.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harper, Harper & Young, Ft. Smith, Theron Agee, Van Buren, for appellant.

Ralph W. Robinson, Van Buren, Hardin, Barton, Hardin & Garner, Ft. Smith, for appellees.

GEORGE ROSE SMITH, Justice.

This is an action brought by Gertrude Houck and her husband for damages resulting from a traffic collision in which Mrs. Houck was injured. The jury awarded Mrs. Houck $18,000 in damages and awarded her husband $1,500. The appellant's principal contentions are that Mrs. Houck was guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law and that the larger verdict is excessive.

The accident occurred on a one-way street leading from Fort...

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