Geo. D. Barnard Company v. Lane

DIXON, Chief Justice.

Appellant George D. Barnard Company, a corporation, sued appellees Paul John Lane, Charles Spradlin and Western Catering Service, a corporation, for its damage alleged to grow out of a collision between two motor vehicles at a street intersection in Dallas, Texas. One of the vehicles was being driven at the time by appellee Paul John Lane, the other by appellee Charles Spradlin, an employee of appellee Western Catering Service.

A plea denominated a “Plea in Bar” was sustained on the ground that the allegations in appellant’s original petition show affirmatively as a matter…