Jones v. State Highway Commission

ROBERT R. WELBORN, Special Judge.

Action for damages for personal injury arising out of one vehicle automobile mishap. Plaintiff’s cause of action was in two counts. Trial court directed verdict for defendant on one count. Jury found for defendant on second count. Plaintiff has appealed.

On Sunday afternoon, June 18, 1972, plaintiff-appellant Jean Jones, accompanied by her three small children, was driving her 1968 Chevrolet station wagon southbound on Highway 71 near 143rd Street in Grand-view. The weather was clear and the pavement dry. Driving at between 50 and 55 miles per hour, she pulled…