BURNETT v. HOWARD

No. 15706.

466 S.W.2d 16 (1971)

James F. BURNETT, Sr., et al., Appellants, v. James T. HOWARD, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

On Rehearing March 4, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott & Devlin, Robert G. Devlin, Houston, for appellants.

Gordon A. Holloway, Houston, for appellee; Sewell, Junell & Riggs, Houston, of counsel.


PEDEN, Justice.

Rear-end collision case. Mrs. Burnett, one of the appellants, was the driver of an automobile that was struck from the rear by one driven by Jas. T. Howard, the appellee, as both vehicles approached a red traffic signal light.

By its verdict the jury did not find any primary negligence on the part of Mr. Howard but did find that Mrs. Burnett's contributory negligence proximately caused the accident...

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