Columbia Transp. Service, Inc. v. Hawkins

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Helm

Reversing.

This appeal is from a judgment of the Jefferson circuit court awarding appellee $23,584.50 for personal injuries.

About 9 a. m. on February 11, 1947, appellee, Golden Arnett Hawkins, 35 years of age, a bricklayer by trade, was driving east on Phillips Lane at about 25 miles per hour in a 1% ton Chevrolet truck, Phillips Lane is 18 or 20 feet wide. It was a sunshiny, clear day. In the 600 block an International truck of the Columbia Transportation Service was proceeding slowly on bis right side. Hawkins states that he blew his horn when lie was about…