ROBERTSON TANK LINES, INC. v. POPE

No. 14590.

402 S.W.2d 955 (1966)

ROBERTSON TANK LINES, INC., Appellant, v. Catherine Waguespack POPE, a Feme Sole, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston.

Rehearing Denied May 26, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tom Alexander, Houston, for appellant, and Quinnan H. Hodges, Jonathan Day, Butler, Binion, Rice, Cook & Knapp, Houston, of counsel.

Peyton & Peyton, Allie L. Peyton and George C. Peyton, Houston, for appellee.


COLEMAN, Justice.

This is a suit for damages by reason of injuries sustained in a collision between a loaded tank truck and a taxicab in which appellee was a passenger. The jury awarded damages in the sum of $100,000.00. The only point of error assigned is that this award is excessive.

Appellee and another passenger were riding in the back seat of a taxicab on the East-Tex Freeway. The cab was driven past the intended exit and was in the process of backing...

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