Wooten v. Howerton

This action was brought in the 29th Judicial Circuit Court to restore the integrity of plaintiff’s 1970 Chevrolet half-ton pickup truck which suffered mightily as a result of its collision on the night of July 19, 1972, with a cow allegedly belonging to defendant. The cause came to trial on June 13, 1974, on which date the court entered a judgment in favor of defendant, the cow in question having been posthumously vindicated by a jury verdict.

Thereafter, on June 25, 1974, plaintiff filed a timely motion for new trial on behalf of his previously injured and now insulted truck. The learned…