Legal Opinion

Sunset Motor Lines v. Blasingame

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided July 20, 1951No. 14392PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CRAMER, Justice.

Appellee Blasingame filed this suit against appellant Sunset Motor Lines to recover damages alleged to have proximately resulted from the negligence of appellant in a collision when its tractor-trailer collided with his dump truck. On the trial the jury, on special issues, found: (1). Appellant’s freight truck prior to the collision was being driven on its left side of the road, (2) which was negligence, and (3) proximate cause of the collision; (7) appellant’s driver failed to keep a proper lookout, (8) proximately causing the collision; (9) failed to apply his brakes, (10)…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Schuhmacher Co. v. HolcombTexas Supreme Court · 1944
  2. International-Great Northern R. v. AckerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1939
  3. St. Louis, B. & M. Ry. Co. v. PriceTexas Commission of Appeals · 1925
  4. St. Louis, B. & M. Ry. Co. v. PriceCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1922

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Swinney v. WintersCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1975
  2. Thompson v. RobbinsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1956
  3. Querner v. De SpainCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1960
  4. Bituminous Casualty Corporation v. JordanCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1961
  5. Stephens v. MendenhallCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1956

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