Compton v. Jay

DAVIS, Justice.

Plaintiff-appellee, Robbie Cecile Jay, a feme sole, sued appellant-defendant for damages that grew out of a collision between a 1951 model Ford car owned by ap-pellee, and a 1962 model pickup truck owned by appellant, which occurred in Turner-town, Rusk County, Texas, on November 4, 1962. The case was tried before a jury. The jury convicted appellant of several acts of negligence, and found no contributory negligence on the part of appellee. The jury awarded the appellee $5250.00 damages for physical and mental pain and suffering, the loss of earning capacity, past and future,…