O'Dell v. Hood

PIARDY, Judge.

This is an action by plaintiff for the recovery of damages for personal injuries sustained when he was struck by an automobile owned and driven by defendant, and he appeals from a judgment rejecting his demands.

Plaintiff’s petition alleged that his injuries were the direct result of the negligence of the defendant in specified particulars which constituted the proximate cause of the accident, and, alternatively, in the event the facts disclosed negligence or contributory negligence on the part of plaintiff, that defendant had the last clear chance to avoid the accident through…