De Winne v. Allen

Petitioners, Mr. and Mrs. Camille DeWinne, instituted suit against respondent, William Allen, for damages resulting from a collision between the automobile driven by Mr. DeWinne and in which Mrs. DeWinne was a passenger and the automobile operated by the respondent. The jury found the respondent failed to keep a proper lookout and was negligent in traveling the wrong direction on a one-way street, and that his negligence in each respect was a proximate cause of the collision. In answer to Special Issues Nos. 17 and 18, the jury also found that Mr. DeWinne failed to keep a proper lookout and…