Cummings v. Van Valin
Court of Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
McDONALD, Chief Justice.
This is an appeal from sc judgment in favor of plaintiff, upon a jury verdict, in a rear end- collision case. Plaintiff brought this suit- for personal injuries sustained as a result of defendant’s car being driven into the rear end of plaintiff’s car when plaintiff’s car was stopped behind a line of traffic stopped at an intersection red light stop sign. Trial was to a jury which, in answer to Special Issues, found:
1) Defendant'was following plaintiff too closely.
2) Such was negligence.
3) Such was' a proximate cause of plaintiff’s injuries and damages.
4) Defendant…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Condra Funeral Home v. RollinTexas Supreme Court · 1958
- Edwards v. HawkinsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1935
- Sutherland v. CotterCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1949