Volkmer v. Curlee

HAMBLEN, Chief Justice.

This is an action by James Curlee against Frederick Volkmer to recover damages for personal injuries sustained in an automobile collision. , Trial was before a jury which, in response to special issues submitted, found the defendant, Volkmer, guilty of several acts of negligence proximately causing the collision. The jury also found the plaintiff, Curlee, guilty of contributory negligence in failing to keep a proper lookout, which they found was a proximate cause of the collision. The trial court, after receiving such verdict, upon motion of the plaintiff, disregarded…