Ringling Bros., Etc. v. Wilkinson
Court of Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
LOONEY, Justice.
B. K. Wilkinson sued Ringling Bros, and Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows, Inc., to recover damages for personal and property injuries sustained in a collision between the car in which plaintiff was riding and a wagon loaded with poles, belonging to defendant. The grounds of negligence alleged, in substance, were that, in violation of the Penal Code, defendant left its wagon parked at night on a public street in the city of Dallas, without displaying thereon lights; that it failed to park its wagon near the right side of the street, and permitted it to remain more than six feet…
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