Stanley v. Caldwell

STEWART, Chief Justice.

Appellees, Lillian Caldwell and her husband, John Caldwell, brought this action against appellants, Harold Stanley and Paul Johnson, to recover $33,000 in damages, which they alleged resulted from a collision between an automobile driven by Lillian Caldwell and a truck owned by Stanley and driven by Johnson. The petition averred negligence generally. Stanley and Johnson answered by pleading contributory negligence upon the part of Lillian Caldwell, and, in addition, entered a counterclaim against John Caldwell for $350 damage resulting to the truck. On a previous trial…