American Bus Lines, Inc. v. Merritt

Robinson, Justice.

This appeal grows out of a lawsuit, in which appellee, Merritt, was awarded a judgment of $6,000 for property damage and $40,000 for personal injuries. Such damage and injuries resulted from a head-on collision between a truck owned and operated by Merritt, and a truck owned by appellant, Dacus Lumber Company, and driven by its operator, Sam Slayton. The collision occurred when Slayton attempted to go around an American Bus Lines passenger coach which had been stopped by the driver, Albert Earl Cooper, on a paved portion of the highway.

About 8:30 A.M. on November 22nd, 1951,…