Texarkana Motor Co. v. Brashears

(after stating the case as above).

The plaintiff was allowed to testify over the objection of the appellant, in substance, that while the automobile in evidence was in the shop of the Dilby Auto Company undergoing repairs, he (plaintiff) obtained information through Joe Speers, the mechanic, that the automobile “was of the 1925 model, a defective model, defective in the oiling system, and not properly distributing oil, and at a speed exceeding thirty-five miles the connecting rod did not equally distribute oil and would inevitably burn out.” Appellant insists such evidence was hearsay and the…