Magaline v. J. v. Harrison Truck Lines, Inc.

SAM D. JOHNSON, Justice.

The plaintiff, George J. Magaline, brought this suit for injuries which he allegedly sustained as a result of a car truck collision on December 7, 1967. On this date and in the general location of the collision, 17 cars and trucks were involved in a series of accidents. The defendants, J. V. Harrison Truck Lines, Inc., and Wiley Burton, were, respectively, the owner and the driver of the truck which allegedly struck the automobile occupied by the plaintiff.

In substance, the jury found that the plaintiff, George J. Magaline, was not in his automobile at the time when it…