Owl Taxi Service v. Saludis

BAUGH, Justice.

The parties will be designated as in the trial court. Appeal by writ of error is from a judgment, based upon special issue verdict of a .jury, in favor of plaintiff against defendants for damages for personal injuries suffered by plaintiff when he was knocked down by defendants’ taxicab while crossing Congress Avenue, at 6th Street, in the City of Austin, on January 8, 1937.

The first contention made asserts error of the trial court in refusing to give special issues requested by defendants relating to contributory negligence of plaintiff. Plaintiff’s cause of action was…