LEWIS v. PEREZ

No. 4881.

451 S.W.2d 593 (1970)

Bessie B. LEWIS, Appellant, v. Manuel PEREZ, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Waco.

Rehearing Denied March 19, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dan E. Mayfield, Jr., Waco, for appellant.

John B. Faulkner, Waco, for appellee.


OPINION

HALL, Justice.

This is an appeal by the defendant from a judgment awarding the plaintiff personal injury and property damages in a rear-end collision case. We reverse the judgment.

Jury trial resulted in findings of negligence and proximate cause against defendant, and findings of plaintiff's damages. A substantial, specific award to compensate plaintiff for "loss of earning capacity", which the jury found he will sustain in the future, was...

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