Woodward v. Murphy

Appellee sued appellant for damages for personal injuries resulting from his being struck by a commercial motorbus owned and operated by appellant on the public highway. A jury’s verdict on special issues resulted in a judgment for appellee for $1,750; hence this appeal.

The first special issue submitted reads as follows: “Was the defendant’s bus in question being driven and operated at a greater rate of speed than 35 .miles per hour immediately preceding the accident complained of?”

The jury answered the issue, “Yes,” and that the operation of the bus at such rate of speed was the proximate…