Lightsey v. Radtke

GRAVES, Justice.

This was a civil suit for damages to his automobile by William S. Radtke, as plaintiff, against J. L. Lightsey, as defendant, growing out of an accident, in which plaintiff ran his car into and against a mule, alleged to belong to defendant, on State Highway No. 21, in Burleson" County, Texas at about 10:00 o'clock p. m., on August 19, 1948plaintiff relied alone for the recovery he sought, upon the violation of Article 1370a, of Vernon’s Penal Code of Texas, by defendant, at such date and time, as having constituted negligence as a matter of law.

The court rendered a…