Miller v. Hooper

JACKSON, Justice.

The appellee, Robert E. Hooper, instituted this suit in the district court of Cot-tle county against the appellants Luther F. Miller, Dude Miller, Floyd Miller, and • Earl Meek to recover damages he claims to have sustained on account of the negligence of the appellants.

He alleged that the Millers were partners, doing business under the firm name of Miller & Miller Motor Freight Lines, and engaged as a common carrier transporting freight for hire between points in the state of Texas over the Texas highways, and employed Earl Meek as their agent, whose duty it was to drive and…