Compton v. Henrie

SMITH, Justice.

This appeal grows out of a suit for damages for personal injuries and property loss resulting from a collision between two trucks. The truck owned by the .defendant, Compton, was proceeding east on the extreme right side of the street when it attempted to negotiate a left turn, and was struck from behind by the truck owned by the plaintiff, Henrie.

The case was submitted to. a jury upon special issues. The jury found that Compton’s employee was negligent in bringing his truck to a sudden stop after beginning a left turn, and that such negligence was the proximate cause of the…