Shoopman v. Travelers Insurance Company

IRWIN, Justice:

The issue presented is whether the trial court’s instructions constitute reversible error.

Appellant, O. P. Shoopman, Jr. [plaintiff], commenced this action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained in a head-on collision between two motor trucks. The jury returned a verdict for appellants [defendants], and judgment was rendered accordingly. Plaintiff appealed.

The accident occurred in plaintiff’s lane of traffic while he was operating his motor vehicle within the city limits of Davis, Oklahoma. Plaintiff alleged that defendant, Leonard B. Doss, was the owner of the…