MURPHY v. HAMMONS

No. 8184.

501 S.W.2d 442 (1973)

Joseph B. MURPHY, Appellant, v. Otis HAMMONS, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Texarkana.

Rehearing Denied November 20, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Victor Hlavinka, Atchley, Russell, Waldrop & Hlavinka, Texarkana, for appellant.

Donald Friedman, Harkness, Friedman & Kusin, Texarkana, for appellee.


RAY, Justice.

This is a suit for personal injuries in which a pedestrian was struck by an automobile. Appellee (plaintiff) Otis Hammons filed suit against appellant (defendant) Joseph Murphy to recover damages for personal injuries sustained when he, as a pedestrian, was struck by an automobile being driven by appellant Murphy. Upon a finding by the jury of primary negligence and proximate cause on the part of the appellant and upon the granting of appellee Hammons...

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