Lackey v. Moffett

SPEER, Justice.

This is an automobile collision case. Plaintiffs Leon Moffett and wife, Iva Mae Moffett, sued Ted N. Lackey and Roy D. Martin for damages resulting from injuries sustained at the time of the accident. We shall refer to the parties as they were in the trial court, except where necessary to call names.

At the time of the accident, Mrs. Moffett and her 21 year old daughter, Willie Moffett, were on their way from Little Rock, Arkansas, to Brownwood, Texas, traveling in the family Oldsmobile, the daughter driving at the time of the collision. She was killed and the mother seriously…