Jones v. Garrett

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Wertz, J.:

This was an action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff (appellee) Arthur G. Jones as a result of being struck by an automobile driven by defendant (appellant) David Lee Garrett upon the city streets of Caney.

On January 10, 1961, plaintiff filed his petition against defendant in the district court alleging that on July 30,1959, the plaintiff, while working on the city street, was struck by an automobile being driven by the defendant; that as a direct and proximate result of the impact plaintiff suffered certain…