City of Houston v. Moore

WERLEIN, Justice.

This suit was brought by appellee, John Moore, against the City of Houston Jo recover damages for personal injuries sustained by him as a result of a collision between his automobile and appellant’s road maintainer, when the maintainer undertook to make a right turn into Mangum Road from West 43rd Street in Houston, Texas, on June 13, 1961. Judgment was rendered on the jury verdict in favor of appellee for the total sum of $47,200.00.

The evidence shows that 43rd Street has two lanes for traffic moving in a westerly direction, and two lanes for traffic moving in an easterly…