WARREN PETROLEUM COMPANY v. THOMASSON

No. 17496.

268 F.2d 5 (1959)

WARREN PETROLEUM COMPANY, Appellant, v. Lacy S. THOMASSON, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

June 3, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack W. Flock, Donald Carroll, Tyler, Tex. (Ramey, Brelsford, Hull & Flock, Tyler, Tex., of counsel), for appellant.

Ben Johnson, Jack A. Jackson, Thomas W. Hathaway, Tyler, Tex. (Johnson, Hathaway & Jackson, Tyler, Tex., of counsel), for appellee.

Before JONES, BROWN and WISDOM, Circuit Judges.


JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge.

Texas Highway Patrolman Lacy Thomasson sped through the night at 105 miles per hour pursuing a law violator. His patrol car hit a pickup truck, rolled over once, and he walked away from the wreckage. For his injuries he recovered a verdict of $16,500.

Warren Petroleum Company, the Defendant-Appellant-pickup truck owner, appeals as to (1) the Court's charge on negligence per se resulting from a statutory violation by Warren, and...

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