Rial v. Curtis

HAMBLEN, Justice.

This is a damage suit arising out of & collision between an automobile driven by the appellant Rial, and the appellee Curtis, a pedestrian. The trial in the District Court of Harris County was before a jury, which, in response to special issues submitted, found the appellant Rial negligent on seven counts, each proximately causing the collision and resulting damages. The jury acquitted the appellee of negligence on each of the grounds alleged by the appellants, and found that the collision was not the result of an unavoidable accident. Damages were assessed by the jury in the…