Borak v. Bridge

OPINION

YOUNG, Justice.

In this wrongful death action, Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Bridge sued Larry J. Borak because of an automobile-pedestrian collision which resulted in the death of their 21-year-old son, Terry Bridge, on March 31, 1973. The case was tried to a jury which found, in response to special issues, several acts of negligence of Borak that proximately caused the collision. The trial court entered judgment for $26,954.00 in favor of the plaintiffs on the jury verdict. Defendant-Borak appeals.

On the evening of March 31, Terry with four friends drove from Refugio to Sun Valley, a dance…