Wofford v. Lewis

JACKSON, Justice.

In the trial court, plaintiff Lewis sued defendant Wofford for' damages resulting from a “rear end” automobile accident in which plaintiff’s decedent, his wife, Lola Mae Lewis, was killed. After the jury returned a verdict for defendant, plaintiff’s motion for new trial was sustained, and defendant appeals.

The accident happened on State Highway 59 a few miles south of Jay, Oklahoma. Mrs. Lewis was a passenger in a car being driven by her father, Mr. Huff. A short distance behind the Huff car was a pickup truck driven by an unidentified person; and behind it was the car driven…