Texas Motor Co. v. Buffington
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from. Miller Circuit Court; Geo. B. Haynie, Judge; 1. Improper, incompetent and prejudicial testimony was offered in evidence. Testimony as to certain contributions or payments to plaintiff, and as to liability or indemnity insurance beld by defendant was inadmissible and tbe offer was prejudicial. 104 Ark. 1; 114 Id. 542. 2. There was error in tbe plaintiff’s instructions.
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Appeal from. Miller Circuit Court; Geo. B. Haynie, Judge; 1. Improper, incompetent and prejudicial testimony was offered in evidence. Testimony as to certain contributions or payments to plaintiff, and as to liability or indemnity insurance beld by defendant was inadmissible and tbe offer was prejudicial. 104 Ark. 1; 114 Id. 542. 2. There was error in tbe plaintiff’s instructions. No. 1 told tbe jury that tbe failure of tbe driver to look to see if there was any person in tbe street before moving bis car was negligence per se. This was error. Only ordinary care was required of tbe driver to…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCULLOCH, C. J.
The plaintiff, W. F. Buffing-ton, instituted this action in the circuit court of Miller County to recover damages on account of injuries alleged to have been sustained through the negligence of defendant, The Texas Motor Company. The charge of negligence is that one of the officers of defendant backed a car out of a garage into a public street in the city of Texarkana and knocked the plaintiff down, thereby inflicting serious injuries to the person of the latter.
It is charged that the automobile was backed out into the street at a high rate of speed without any warning signal being sounded…
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