Legal Opinion
Blackmon v. Piggly Wiggly Corporation
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided August 31, 1972No. 5165PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
McDONALD, Chief Justice.
This is an appeal by plaintiff Blackmon from judgment of $1500. awarded him in a personal injury suit against defendant Piggly-Wiggly.
Defendants’ truck sideswiped an automobile operated by plaintiff. Plaintiff sought damages in excess of $900,000. for injuries sustained as a result of the collision. Trial to a jury resulted in findings that plaintiff sustained bodily injuries as a result of the collision; that defendants’ driver was guilty of negligence proximately causing the collision, and that plaintiff was not guilty of negligence proximately causing the…
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