McElwrath v. Dixon

This suit was instituted by appellee, J. F. Dixon, in the justice court to recover of appellant, F. P. McElwrath, damages alleged to have resulted to his automobile from being struck by a motortruck operated by one of appellant’s employees. Appellee recovered and appellant prosecuted an appeal. The case was tried on appeal before the court without the intervention of a jury and judgment rendered against appellant in favor of appellee for the sum of $149.75.

Opinion.

Appellant presents an assignment of error in which he contends the trial court erred in refusing to' permit him to plead by triál…