Blythe v. Byrd

John A. Fogleman, Justice.

Appellant Barbara Blythe suffered an adverse judgment in her suit to recover for herself and her eight-year-old son, Robert Blythe, for injuries alleged to have been caused when the child was struck by a pickup truck driven by appellee William C. Byrd, Jr., but owned by William C. Byrd, Sr. As one point for reversal, she asserts that the trial court’s refusal to give AMI 501 defining proximate cause, as requested by her, was reversible error. She submitted her proposal that the second paragraph of the instruction be included. The court refused to do this, but…