Lone Star Gas Co. v. Fouche

McDONALD, Chief Justice.

This is a damage suit arising out of a collision between an automobile driven by appellee and a truck owned by appellant. Trial to a jury resulted in a judgment in favor of plaintiff, the appellee here, in the sum of $15,234.

Under the first of their two points of error appellant asserts that the undisputed evidence shows that appellee was guilty of contributory negligence in failing to keep a lookout in the direction he was traveling.

The collision occurred in the early morning, while it was still dark, on December 24, 1943. Defendant’s truck was what is often referred…