COMPTON v. HENRIE

No. A-9110.

364 S.W.2d 179 (1963)

William O. COMPTON et al., Petitioners, v. Louis C. HENRIE, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Denied February 13, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rawlings, Sayers, Scurlock & Eidson, Brown & Murray, Fort Worth, for petitioners.

Stone, Parker, Snakard, Friedman & Brown, John G. Street, Jr., James A. McMullen, III, Fort Worth, Harris, Anderson, Henley & Rhodes, Dallas, for respondent.


SMITH, Justice.

This appeal grows out of a suit for damages for personal injuries and property loss resulting from a collision between two trucks. The truck owned by the defendant, Compton, was proceeding east on the extreme right side of the street when it attempted to negotiate a left turn, and was struck from behind by the truck owned by the plaintiff, Henrie.

The case was submitted to a jury upon special issues. The jury found that Compton's employee was...

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