OAKLEY v. C. E. DUKE'S WRECKER SERVICE

No. 16882.

557 S.W.2d 810 (1977)

Barbara OAKLEY et vir, Appellants, v. C. E. DUKE'S WRECKER SERVICE et al., Appellees.

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

Rehearing Denied November 3, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kronzer, Abraham & Watkins, James Edward Robinson, Robert E. Ballard, Houston, for appellants.

Fulbright & Jaworski, John P. Venzke, Houston, for appellees.


EVANS, Justice.

This is a personal injury action resulting from the plaintiff's vehicle being struck from the rear by the defendants' wrecker truck. On the basis of the jury's finding that the plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence in stopping her automobile on the freeway and that such negligence was a proximate cause of the accident, the trial court entered a take-nothing judgment against the plaintiff. She appeals.

The accident occurred on the...

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