Ford Houston Contracting v. Moore

This is a companion case to Houston Contracting Company and Otis J. Ford v. Atkinson, 251 Miss. 220, 168 So. 2d 797 (Miss. 1964). The facts in the instant case are set forth in the Atkinson case, with the additional facts hereinafter given.

Appellee, Mrs. Dean C. Moore, sued Ford and Houston Contracting Company and David L. Smith for damages for personal injuries sustained in the same accident in which Mrs. Atkinson was injured. The jury returned a verdict for $20,000 against Ford and Houston Contracting Company, and they appeal to this Court. *319Defendant Smith, made no answer to the declaration…