Williams v. Jackson

NORTHCUTT, Justice.

This is an automobile collision damage suit. On the evening of October 24, 1966, by prearrangement the plaintiff, Rudy Jackson, and others, repaired to an area on a public highway outside the city limits of Wolfforth, Texas, in order to contest vehicular speed in quarter mile races, a practice commonly known as drag racing. After a race between the plaintiff, Rudy Jackson and Joe Self, Rudy Jackson returned to the starting line and stopped on the left side of the pavement. While in that position Rudy’s car was struck in the rear by a vehicle driven by Glen Williams, the…