WILKINSON v. STEVISON

No. B-4310.

514 S.W.2d 895 (1974)

Charlene WILKINSON, Petitioner, v. Louis Edward STEVISON, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

October 16, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Waldman & Smallwood, Daylee Wiggins and Alvin E. Wiggins, Beaumont, for petitioner.

Orgain, Bell & Tucker, Lawrence Louis Germer, Beaumont, for respondent.


DANIEL, Justice.

The only issue on this appeal is whether the contributory negligence of a husband-driver may be imputed to a wife-owner-passenger so as to bar her recovery from a negligent third party for personal injuries sustained in an automobile accident which occurred while an agency or joint enterprise relationship existed between the husband and wife.

Referring to the parties as in the trial court, Charlene Wilkinson, plaintiff, sought from the defendant...

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