Williams v. Gates

Frank Holt, Justice.

This appeal results from a jury’s finding that the appellants were liable for injuries received by appellees as a result of a traffic accident. Appellee Kinerd Gates was awarded $25,000 damages and his wife, appellee Christine Gates, was awarded $5,000 for loss of consortium. Appellants first contend that the court erred in excluding the proffered testimony of the investigating officer regarding similar automobile accidents in the near vicinity within the general time frame.

According to Gates, on January 19,1979, he was driving his pickup truck when a vehicle ahead of him…