Harville v. Siebenlist

DODSON, Justice.

Plaintiff Solomon Siebenlist sued Danny Ray Harville for personal injuries, property damage, and exemplary damages arising out of an automobile accident. The trial court rendered judgment based on jury findings for plaintiff. Defendant appeals. Reversed and remanded.

The accident occurred on a misty Sunday afternoon, March 27,1977, in Follett, Texas. It is undisputed that the streets were slick. Defendant was driving around town in his 1976 Pontiac TransAm automobile equipped *623with a four speed transmission and a 455 cubic inch engine. Plaintiff’s grandson testified that he had…