White v. McElroy

FRASER, Justice.

This is a damage suit filed by appellee to recover for personal injuries received on June 8, 1958 when the car he was driving in Odessa, Texas, was hit from the rear by a pickup truck being operated by one Andy White, employee of appellant, Waukesha Sales & Service, Inc.

Trial was had to a jury, which rendered its verdict in separately stated amounts under Issue No. 1, totalling the sum of $145,-350. These various figures are based on physical pain, past and future; mental pain, past and future; decrease in earning ability of plaintiff, past and future; the jury finding a…