Legal Opinion

Knight v. Stewart

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided February 3, 1956No. 14979PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

YOUNG, Justice.

As held in original opinion, the record indicating that appellee Stewart was negligent per se in failing to yield the right of way to Knight (the latter having first entered the intersection), defendant’s mo*749tion to such extent (though nominally for instructed verdict) should have been sustained. But essential to complete his defense concerning the contributory negligence of Stewart was a finding that such failure to yield the right of way was a proximate cause of the collision. There was evidence under which the jury could have answered the issue (No. .26) either way; arid -…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Little Rock Furniture Manufacturing Co. v. DunnTexas Supreme Court · 1949

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Strauss v. LaMarkTexas Supreme Court · 1963
  2. Jenkins v. HenniganCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1957
  3. Tower Contracting Co., Inc. of Tex. v. Burden Bros., Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1972
  4. Bituminous Casualty Company v. WhitakerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1962
  5. Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. SimpsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1960

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