Ellis v. Moore

GREENHILL, Justice.

This is a suit for personal injuries arising out of an accident in which a tractor furnished by defendants turned over on Harold Ellis and seriously disfigured him. Trial was to a jury, resulting in a judgment on the jury verdict for the plaintiffs for $126,000. The Court of Civil Appeals at Tyler held that as a matter of law the defendants had breached no duty to Harold. It reversed the judgment of the trial court and rendered a judgment that plaintiffs take nothing. 385 S.W.2d 261.

The suit was instituted by Harold Ellis through his next friend and by Harold’s father, A.…