Schieffer v. Patterson

440 S.W.2d 124 (1969)

Larry R. SCHIEFFER, Appellant,

v.

Joy C. PATTERSON et vir, Appellees.

No. 11619.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Austin.

April 2, 1969.

Brown, Erwin, Maroney & Barber, Will G. Barber, Austin, for appellant.

Byrd, Davis, Eisenberg & Clark, L. Tonnett Byrd, Tom H. Davis, Don L. Davis, Austin, for appellees.

PHILLIPS, Chief Justice.

This is a suit for damages for personal injury incurred in an automobile collision. Although duly served with citation, the defendant in the court below failed to file an answer. After hearing evidence of the damages sustained by the plaintiffs, the…