Peck Ex Rel. Peck v. Century Concrete Products, Inc.

LANGDON, Justice.

This is a personal injury suit arising out of a collision between a pickup truck driven by Oliver E. Peck, deceased, hereinafter referred to as Peck, and a tractor-trailer unit owned by Century Concrete Products, Inc., driven by Edmond O. Fletcher, hereinafter referred to as Fletcher. The collision occurred about one mile east of Weatherford, Texas on U. S. Highway 80 in the early morning hours of December 23, 1958. The pickup truck driven by Peck collided with the rear end of the tractor-trailer unit which had stalled partially on the highway. The weather was misty and…