Hix v. Wirt

HALE, Justice.

Appellee sued appellants, O. N. Hix and T. L. Gay, for damages on account of personal injuries resulting from an automobile collision which occurred on the afternoon of February 12, 1947. At the time of the collision appellee was operating a pick-up truck along U. S. Highway No. 67 in the town of Glen Rose, Texas, while Gay, an employee of Hix, was operating a transport gasoline truck in the opposite direction. The crash occurred on a curve in the highway.

The case was tried before a jury. The evidence adduced upon the trial in regard to the alleged negligence of the respective…