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MURPHY v. HAMMONS

No. B-4411.

509 S.W.2d 845 (1974)

Joseph B. MURPHY, Petitioner, v. Otis HAMMONS, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Denied June 12, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atchely, Russell, Waldrop & Hlavinka, Victor F. Hlavinka, Texarkana, for petitioner.

Harkness, Friedman & Kusin, Donald B. Friedman, Texarkana, for respondent.

McGEE, Justice.

This is a suit by a pedestrian (Hammons) for injuries sustained when struck by an automobile driven by Murphy. The jury made findings of primary negligence and contributory negligence and that each was a proximate cause. Upon the trial court's granting of Plaintiff's Motion to Disregard Findings of Contributory Negligence, the trial court entered judgment for the Plaintiff in the amount of $1,085. The court of civil appeals has affirmed this judgment...

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