McDonough Motor Express, Inc. v. Spiers

Appellee brought this action in the circuit court of Hancock county against appellant to recover damages for a personal injury caused by the collision of one of appellant's freight trucks and a small truck driven by one Whitfield and in which appellee was riding, alleged to have been brought about by the negligence of the driver of appellant's freight truck. The trial resulted in a verdict and judgment in the sum of $5,000. From that judgment, appellant prosecutes this appeal.

Highway No. 11 runs approximately northeast and southwest through the city of Picayune. The witnesses refer to it as…