Lincoln v. McCubbin

RAY, Justice.

Willie Faye Lincoln, appellant (plaintiff) filed suit in the District Court of Gregg County, seeking damages for her personal injuries sustained in an automobile collision when the Phillips vehicle in which she was riding was struck by an automobile driven by the appellee (defendant), Carol McCubbin. Appellant and her companion, George Phillips, had stopped at a drive-in restaurant to purchase food. When they started to leave the parking area, it was necessary for Phillips to stop his automobile at the edge of the street to wait for oncoming traffic. Appellee Mc-Cubbin backed her…