TL James & Co., Inc. v. Statham

STEAKLEY, Justice.

In July, 1975, Forest Statham, our Respondent, sued South Texas Independent Milk Producers Association (STIMPA), and its employee, Anastacio Hinojosa, for damages in the sum of $300,000.00. Statham alleged that his damages were caused by the negligence of Hinojosa when the STIM-PA truck he was driving struck Statham’s pickup from the rear on March 10, 1975, while he was stopped with other traffic at a highway construction site. Our Petitioners, T. L. James & Company, Inc. and R. W. McKinney, were conducting the highway construction activity.

Statham’s suit against STIMPA and…