City Ice Delivery Co. v. Suggs

HIGGINS, Justice.

This is a personal injury suit brought by Suggs against appellant.

Appellant is engaged in the distribution of. ice in Dallas.

On the morning of June 25, 1931, a piece of ice weighing 15 or 20 pounds was lying on. McKinney avenue, a public street in the city of Dallas. An ■ automobile driven by Raymond Campbell struck the ice, hurling it against Suggs, inflicting the injuries complained of.

Defendant answered by demurrers, general and special, general denial, and special pleas-setting up contributory negligence upon plaintiff’s part, and that the sole- proximate cause of the…