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BRIDGES v. GROENDYKE TRANSPORT, INC.

No. 75-2565.

553 F.2d 877 (1977)

Willace BRIDGES and wife, Ruby Bridges, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. GROENDYKE TRANSPORT, INC. and Frank Gorsuch, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 27, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hugh R. Kelly, Houston, Tex., for defendants-appellants.

Robert H. Roch, Craig Lewis, Houston, Tex., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before WISDOM, GEE and FAY, Circuit Judges.

FAY, Circuit Judge:

This appeal arises out of an automobile-truck collision wherein the plaintiffs-appellees, Willace and Ruby Bridges, sustained personal injuries. The defendants-appellants are Frank Gorsuch, the driver of the truck, and Groendyke Transport, Inc., employer of Gorsuch and the owner of the truck. The trial court, after hearing all the evidence, directed a verdict holding the defendants liable to the Bridges as a matter of law. Based upon the jury verdict...

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