Monk v. Cooper

FANNING, Justice.

A damage suit. Plaintiffs, James Ray Monk and wife, Mrs. Mary Monk, sued Thomas Mark Cooper, seeking damages for personal injuries allegedly suffered by Mrs. Mary Monk and for damages to the Monk automobile, resulting from a collision when a jeep driven by Thomas Mark Cooper, owned by his father, Milton O. Cooper, struck the Monk car in the rear.

Milton O. Cooper filed a motion for summary judgment, which was sustained.

In response to special issues submitted the jury found one issue of primary negligence on the part of Thomas Mark Cooper, to-wit, failure to keep a proper…