Staples v. Langley

Opinion by

Mr. Justice McWilliams.

Marie H. Staples sued Mildred L. Langley and Robert R. Langley, alleging that their negligence caused her grievous personal injuries along with minor damage to her automobile, and prayed for damages in the amount of $44,891.92. The Langleys admitted that a vehicle owned and maintained as a family car by Robert and at the time being driven by his wife, Mildred, collided with a vehicle owned and being driven by Marie Staples, but they denied the other allegations in the complaint. They also affirmatively pled contributory negligence and unavoidable accident.…