Victor Lynn Lines, Inc. v. State

Here are appeals from judgments rendered the appellees as the result of a collision between the automobile owned and driven by John J. Pursel, Sr., who was killed thereby, and a tractor-trailer owned by the appellant and operated by David B. Brown. The tractor-trailer was passing the automobile at the time of the collision.

As appellant claims that John J. Pursel, Sr., was guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law, we will recite the evidence in a light most favorable to the appellees.

Late on Easter Eve afternoon, April 8, 1950, John J. Pursel, Sr., aged 37, the operator of a…