Irwin v. Atlas Truck Line, Inc.

CURTISS BROWN, Justice.

This is a personal injury case, arising out of a collision in which a large tractor-trailer unit collided with another such unit which had been parked at least partially in a driving lane of the Southwest Freeway at night.

The suit originated as an action by Atlas Truck Lines (Atlas or appellee), against Alamo Express, Inc. and Darrell Jay Irwin (Irwin or appellant). Ultimately, the case was tried to a jury with the parties aligned: Irwin as plaintiff; and Atlas and one Shanahan, an employee of Atlas at the time, as defendants.

The jury found a number of acts and…